SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes says she plans to get back into health care technology after her release from prison.
Holmes was sentenced in 2022 to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in the former Palo Alto blood testing startup.
She recently did an exclusive interview with People Magazine and says she is continuing to write patents for new inventions.
Holmes earns 31 cents an hour as a re-entry clerk helping women inmates who are slated for release.
"I'm not the same person I was back then," Holmes said, who pleaded not guilty at her trial and maintains her innocence today, albeit while vaguely acknowledging "there are things I would have done differently" on her path to lockup.
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Advocating for criminal justice reform will be her life's work, she said.
Holmes is scheduled to be released from a Texas prison in 2032.