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George Santos Gets a Crash Course in Prison Reality—And Trust Us, It’s Not His Usual Drama!

Added on August 24, 2025 inCelebrity News Cards

Ever wonder what it feels like to swap a life of luxury for one where your biggest fashion statement is a fluorescent yellow polyester jumpsuit? Well, George Santos sure does—and he’s not shy about airing his grievances from behind bars. Once mingling at glitzy Manhattan fundraisers and Long Island estates, this disgraced former congressman now finds himself lamenting his “dignity has been violated” as he serves an 87-month sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Talk about a cosmic curveball! Could Mercury retrograde have anything to do with this dramatic fall from grace? Santos’s weekly jailhouse diary spills all—the prison kitchen grind, the colorful “characters” he’s encountered, and his dreams of a comeback. Curious to dive deeper into this rollercoaster tale of rise, ruin, and maybe redemption? LEARN MORE.

George Santos is lamenting how his current reality behind prison bars is a far cry from the lush lifestyle that he was previously afforded.

The disgraced former congressman says his “dignity has been violated” in jail as he particularly bemoans the state-issued polyester jumpsuit he must wear.

George Santos was sentenced to 87 months in jail after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in August last year.

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George Santos Opens Up About Prison Life

United States Representative George Santos (Republican of New York) speaks to a reporter as he arrives at his Capitol Hill office in Washington, DC
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George Santos has made headlines again for his weekly jailhouse diary in which he laments the sorry conditions of his confinement in a federal prison in New Jersey, and how his “dignity has been violated.”

In “My Life Behind Bars,” the former politician whines about his new job in the prison kitchen as well as the “fluorescent yellow … state-issued polyester” jumpsuits he, alongside other inmates, must wear.

“I went from standing at the pinnacle of power and prestige, attending galas, navigating multimillion-dollar fundraisers in glittering Manhattan apartments and Long Island mansions, to the rock bottom of federal confinement,” Santos wrote in the diary, per the New York Post.

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The Former Politician Was Sentenced For Wire Fraud And Identity Theft

United States Representative George Santos (Republican of New York) press briefing at the U.S. Capitol
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Santos was expelled from Congress in December 2023 and was subsequently handed a 7-year jail term, which he’s currently serving at the medium-security FCI Fairton prison in Fairfield Township.

The 37-year-old former drag queen pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud for swindling donors to fund his campaign for Congress.

Authorities accused him of lying that he had $250,000 in donations so that he could qualify for the National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Young Guns” program.

Prosecutors noted that he also took advantage of elderly donors and charged debit cards without authorization for frivolous expenses, including Botox treatments, OnlyFans purchases, jaunts to Atlantic City casinos, French fashion attire, and more.

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George Santos Says He Has ‘Encountered’ Different ‘Characters’ In Prison

George Santos Attends Court Hearing In Central Islip, New York - 19 Aug 2024
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In his entries, Santos seemingly lambasted the kind of people he’ll now be relating with throughout his sentence.

“From day one, I’ve encountered characters who could populate a novel. Within hours of my arrival, a man walked right up to me, no hesitation, and said, ‘You’re the congressman, but you can call me the senator,'” he recalled.

“That was my welcoming committee,” he wrote.

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The Former Drag Queen Wants To ‘Prove’ That This Is Not His ‘Final Chapter’

United States Rep George Santos at the US Capitol
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Over in prison, Santos has a close confidante in the person of his former campaign fundraiser, Sam Miele.

Miele was sentenced to one year and a day in jail for impersonating a high-ranking congressional aide while raising campaign funds for Santos, and that makes the former congressman remorseful.

“Sam is a very smart guy who got caught up in the hurricane of my very public unraveling, and seeing him here reminded me just how many lives were altered when my world collapsed,” he wrote, per the New York Post.

Meanwhile, Santos is not ready to throw in the towel just yet and is looking to the future with hope of a possible reemergence to affluence.

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“Today, instead of discussing campaign strategy in penthouses and estate living rooms, we find ourselves reflecting on the past while lying on prison bunks,” he noted in another entry. “We talk openly about our so-called ‘fall from grace,’ but we also talk about rebuilding, about the future, about proving that this is not our final chapter.”

Donald Trump Remains Mute About A Possible Pardon For George Santos

Rep. George Santos at the 118th Congress convenes at the US Capitol
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Santos has often claimed that he has been privately approaching President Donald Trump for a pardon, but the billionaire politician seems to be unaware of any such arrangements.

“He lied like hell, I have to tell you. And I didn’t know him, but he was 100% for Trump. I might have met him, maybe, maybe not, I don’t know,” Trump previously told Newsmax host Rob Finnerty.

As he took note of Santos’s prison sentence, which he quips is “a long time,” Trump said, “Nobody has talked” to him about a possible clemency for the fabulist.

“But he was a congressman, and his vote was solid; it sounds like a lot. You know, you could blame the other side for not checking him out,” Trump added, referencing the series of scandals Santos was involved in.

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“You could say the media misses. Everybody missed it. They found out about it after the election was won,” he added.

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