Jill Ford never expected to find herself in prison. Entrepreneurial from a young age, she built a successful business fueled by ambition and growth — but overspending and financial pressure during the pandemic led her to fraudulently use pandemic relief loans, ultimately resulting in federal charges and prison time in Texas. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Jill opens up about the decisions that changed her life, what federal prison was really like, and how incarceration forced a complete reset. She also shares firsthand insight into serving time alongside Elizabeth Holmes and Jen Shah, offering a raw, cautionary story about ambition, consequences, and rebuilding after prison.

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Timestamps:
00:00 The Moment Everything Changed
03:38 Inside a Women’s Federal Prison Camp
07:20 Starting a Podcast After Prison
10:10 Federal Restitution, Debt & Financial Consequences
15:40 Family Background & Work Ethic Growing Up
20:49 High School, College & Early Ambition
25:18 Marriage, Career Beginnings & Becoming a Mother
27:55 Building a Successful Online Apparel Business
30:43 Business Mistakes, Debt & Financial Collapse
36:34 COVID Loans, Desperation & Criminal Decisions
41:01 Bankruptcy, Legal Pressure & Losing Everything
49:36 Federal Investigation & Realizing Prison Was Coming
55:00 Guilt, Family Impact & Facing Federal Charges
01:00:38 Entering Bitcoin & Trying to Start Over
01:04:42 Indictment, Pretrial Release & Plea Deal
01:10:07 Sentencing Day: Shock, Fear & Reality
01:13:52 Divorce, Family Breakdown & Rebuilding Trust
01:16:11 Self-Surrender & First Days in Federal Prison
01:20:00 Daily Life Inside Prison Camp
01:27:00 Notable Inmates & Unexpected Prison Encounters
01:34:13 Prison vs. Halfway House: Release Explained
01:39:02 Probation, Supervised Release & Life After Prison
01:42:20 Healing, Accountability & Advice for the Future

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