Jen Shah Walks Free: What’s Next for the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Star?

Jen Shah is out of federal prison. After roughly 33 months in custody, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star has been moved into what the Bureau of Prisons calls community confinement. Here is what that actually means and how she got here.

What changed this morning

Early Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Shah left the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas. A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed the transfer and who is now in charge of her reentry.

We can confirm that Jennifer Shah transferred on December 10, 2025, from the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan to community confinement overseen by the Bureau of Prisons' Phoenix Residential Reentry Management (RRM) Office... For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not disclose an individual's specific location while in community confinement.

Translation: she is no longer behind the prison fence but is still under BOP supervision. Community confinement can be either a halfway house, officially known as a Residential Reentry Center, or home confinement with strict conditions. The agency will not say which one she is in.

Quick timeline

• March 2021: Shah and her assistant, Stuart Smith, are arrested and accused of running a nationwide telemarketing scheme that targeted thousands of people.
• Charges: conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
• She later pleads guilty and receives a six-and-a-half-year sentence.
• February 17, 2023: Shah reports to prison and begins serving her time at FPC Bryan in Texas.
• Her prison term is reduced more than once, with credit given for good behavior, participation in prison programming, and starting to pay restitution to victims.
• December 10, 2025: After about 33 months, she is transferred from FPC Bryan to BOP-supervised community confinement overseen by the Phoenix RRM office.

So where is she actually living now?

Not public. Under BOP policy, community confinement can mean a halfway house or home confinement, and the agency does not disclose which one for safety and privacy. The Phoenix RRM office is managing her placement and supervision from here.

Bottom line: Shah is out of prison custody but not done with federal oversight. Given the way this case has unfolded, expect more updates once she is allowed to speak or appear publicly again.