From icon to outcast, Jared Fogle fell hard.
So how could his life in prison possibly have fed
his ego?
Apparently, it has. In November
2015, Jared Fogle received a prison sentence of 15 years
and eight months,
with the stipulation that he wouldn't be eligible for parole
until after 13 years had been served.
Fogle is currently incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Institution,
Inglewood, a low security prison based in Littleton,
Co. The small facility houses fewer than 9,
900 inmates near the Rocky Mountains in Denver.
Throughout his time at Inglewood,
Fogle will be prepared for his eventual release,
with the prison placing an important focus on rehabilitating its
inmates.
During his incarceration, Fogle will have access to the commissary
where inmates can buy any items they may need,
such as postage stamps and over the counter medications.
Each prisoner's spending is capped at
$360.00 per month and inmates are only allowed to shop
for goods between Monday and Thursday of each week.
Inmates can also access it's digital content including movies,
TV shows and music via the Prisons True Links system.
When you have a system you can go to that's
positive,
it changes your perception. I'll focus more on staying out
of trouble.
This allows individuals to send emails,
make phone calls, access medical records,
and check their finances. Despite serving his sentence in a
low security facility,
Jared Fogle's time behind bars hasn't necessarily been a breeze.
The former Subway representative opened up about his experiences in
prison and a letter he sent to Brenna Ferkins,
a woman he had a relationship with,
in March 2016. Fogle wrote.
It's been a very hard nine months for me.
Fogle also downplayed the crimes for which he had been
convicted,
writing. I made a couple of mistakes,
but nothing like the media reports have said.
They're making me into some sort of monster,
which is absolutely not true.
Fogle also appeared to reignite a romance with Firkins after
asking if she was romantically involved with anyone else.
He revealed that he'd wanted to contact her for a
long time,
and he seemed to leave the door open for a
relationship.
Firkins, however, had no intention of becoming Fogle's girlfriend,
telling FOX 59. I kind of felt bad for him
and I wrote him to see how he was doing,
and he wrote me back and sent this letter.
That was kind of horrifying.
Following Jared Fogle's incarceration at Inglewood,
rumors surfaced regarding how the former Subway spokesperson was spending
his time.
In March 2016, TMZ spoke to a source in the
same prison as Fogle who claimed that the ex celebrity
was using his food experience to his advantage.
According to the source, Fogle graduated from making food for
his fellow inmates to preparing meals for the prison staff.
If true, it would seem that Fogle acquired a trusted
position early on in his prison term.
Fogle's past promotion of Subway has also reportedly made him
the butt of multiple jokes.
Later, big guy. In an interview with People magazine,
prison consultant Larry Levine alleged the prison guards made Jared
work the line,
so he was serving the sandwiches to the other inmates.
They were all razzing him as they went down the
sandwich line,
going thanks for the six inch gas.
Meanwhile, the nephew of one of Fogle's fellow prisoners told
the publication that the Subway pitchman had turned to food
while locked up,
which led to significant weight gain.
While those 2016 reports suggested that Jared Fogle had gained
weight in prison,
he had appeared to have gotten his health in order
by
2021. In a letter acquired by the New York Post,
Fogle discussed his eating habits behind bars,
writing. I try to avoid too much junk food.
I snack on granola bars and protein bars.
I feel really good physically and mentally.
Alongside eating well, Fogle embarked on a stealth fitness routine,
which has likely kept him busy during his prison sentence,
he wrote. I run four to five miles every day
and am the most healthy and in shape I've ever
been.
We don't have a lot of control over our daily
lives in prison,
but working out is one of the things I can
control.
Since Inglewood is a low security prison,
inmates have some privileges that wouldn't be available to prisoners
in higher security facilities.
Speaking to the Daily Mail,
Mark Brooks, a former inmate at Inglewood,
revealed that he had been shocked to discover the range
of facilities available to inmates.
He told the outlet. I couldn't even believe it was
a prison.
It's more like a daycare than a prison.
Brooks also compared the prison to a vacation destination and
suggested that inmates are able to occupy their time with
a range of activities each day.
He said. It's like Club Fed.
They've got at a movie theater,
a fully equipped gym with weights,
ellipticals, stairmasters, cable weights. Outside they have a baseball field,
tennis court, soccer field, horseshoe pits,
a bocce ball court and cornhole.
I have lost
123 straight games of cornhole and I have never felt
more alive.
In its handbook, Inglewood notes the importance of rehabilitating prisoners
from the first day they arrive at the facility.
After being sentenced to just over 15 years in prison
in November
2015, Fogel had a lot of time to think.
In a personal letter written in
2021, Fogel revealed that he'd been re evaluating his decisions,
having been convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material and
for traveling to have sex with a minor.
In the letter, he wrote.
I really royally screwed up to wind up where I
am.
I was selfish and entitled.
He also made reference to all of the people who
had been affected by his crimes.
Fogel, who reportedly once had a net worth of $15
million,
continued. I really missed the small things like walking barefoot
on carpet,
sleeping on a nice comfy mattress,
eating with real silverware, having access to a microwave.
All I can do is learn from my mistakes to
be a better man when I get released in a
few years.
Jared Fogle may have detailed some of the more enjoyable
aspects of prison life in his correspondence,
but the former Subway spokesman also experienced some trouble behind
bars.
In January 2016, just months after beginning his sentence at
Inglewood,
Fogle was attacked by 60 year old prisoner Steven.
People magazine spoke to's brother who said he had to
hit Fogle.
That's how the whole thing started.
He just can't be around child molesters.
He doesn't like them. Fogle was reportedly punched in the
face several times.
For attacking Fogle, Nig was forced to spend 10 days
in solitary confinement.
In 2023, Nig finally discussed his decision to attack Fogle,
telling Westward. He has such an ego problem and he's
so arrogant.
That's one of the reasons I just lost it.