'Hell on Wheels' killer Mackenzie Shirilla lands cushy prison job after complaining she is bored behind bars

Published: 18:25, 13 June 2026 | Updated: 18:27, 13 June 2026 Convicted killer Mackenzie Shirilla has landed a prison job after complaining there was 'literally nothing' for her to do behind bars. Shirilla, 21, is now working as a food service worker at the Ohio Reformatory for Women as she serves a life sentence for the 2022 crash that killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokeswoman Tara Nickle confirmed the institutional work assignment to Fox News Digital, but declined to provide additional details about Shirilla's duties. The Ohio prison system allows inmates to earn up to $24 per month through institutional work assignments, according to Us Weekly. The new role comes just days after leaked prison phone calls revealed Shirilla venting to her mother about boredom and a lack of activities while incarcerated. 'How am I going to make this one book stretch?' Shirilla asked in the call obtained by TMZ, complaining that she did not have access to her commissary account. At another point, she lamented how slowly the days passed. 'Like it's only 3:30, how is it only 3:30?' she said. 'Like literally there is nothing for me to do in my room, nothing.' Mackenzie Shirilla is now working as a food service worker at the Ohio Reformatory for Women after complaining there was 'literally nothing' for her to do behind bars Shirilla with her late boyfriend, Dominic Russo, 20, whom she murdered by slamming the car they were traveling in into a wall. She maintains her innocence and is now said to be a lesbian bully behind bars   Davion Flanagan, 20, was also murdered by Shirilla in the horror crash  The glimpse into Shirilla's life behind bars comes as renewed attention has been focused on her case following the release of Netflix documentary The Crash. Shirilla was just 17 when prosecutors said she deliberately drove her Toyota Camry into the side of the PLIDCO building in Strongsville, Ohio, on July 31, 2022. Russo, 20, and Flanagan, 19, were killed in the crash, while Shirilla survived with serious injuries. Prosecutors argued the collision was not an accident but a calculated act carried out amid a deteriorating relationship between Shirilla and Russo. Evidence presented at trial showed the vehicle was traveling approximately 100mph in a 35mph zone moments before impact, with data indicating the accelerator was fully engaged and no brakes were applied. Surveillance footage captured the car speeding down a quiet road before smashing through a business sign and slamming into the building. Newly resurfaced body camera footage previously obtained by TMZ showed the devastation that greeted first responders, with one officer describing the wreckage as 'the worst crash I've ever seen' after finding Shirilla's Toyota Camry split in half outside the building. Officers discovered Shirilla unconscious but alive in the driver's seat, while Russo and Flanagan were pronounced dead at the scene. Mackenzie Shirilla's intake mugshot from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction on August 31, 2023. She is serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life in prison  Shirilla with two other inmates at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. She is said to have developed a taste for other 'lifers' like her  The obliterated ruins of the Toyota Camry Mackenzie Shirilla drove into a wall at 100mph. She maintains she suffered a medical emergency - but was sentenced for murder   Shirilla's fellow inmates say she enjoys her 'notoriety' behind bars and spends her days with girlfriends as she serves her sentences for the murders of Russo (seen together) and Flanagan Judge Nancy Margaret Russo ultimately found Shirilla guilty in 2023, famously declaring: 'This was not reckless driving - this was murder.' 'She had a mission, and she executed it with precision,' the judge said. The case has remained in the headlines in recent weeks following the release of The Crash, which revisited the fatal collision and featured interviews with Shirilla from prison. Her attorneys are now seeking relief from the Ohio Supreme Court, arguing her trial lawyers failed to adequately investigate evidence that she suffers from Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS. According to court filings, the condition could have caused her to lose consciousness behind the wheel before the crash. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley has rejected those claims, saying he remains convinced Shirilla is guilty of murder. Shirilla is serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life and is not eligible for parole until 2037. A former inmate who gave her name as Kat (above) told the Daily Mail that Shirilla acts like a 'mean girl' behind bars and gained a reputation as a prolific lesbian  Shirilla also sustained serious injuries during the 2022 crash The Daily Mail has previously reported allegations from former inmates that Shirilla cultivated a 'Mean Girl' reputation behind bars, embraced the notoriety surrounding her case and showed little remorse for the crash.  The former inmate, who gave her name as Kat, told the Daily Mail earlier this year that Shirilla was enjoying such torrid romances with other women that she would regularly walk around with 'hickeys on her neck.' ‘She showed absolutely no remorse,' she said. 'Mackenzie acted like it was glorified high school, she walked around like she was famous.' 'The girlfriend thing was well known,' Kat continued. 'And in prison it's very common especially for people in her life sentence situation and especially with the younger girls.' In March, Shirilla also told The Daily Mail that she believed she was the victim of a 'wrongful conviction' and continued to insist the crash was not intentional. More recently, leaked prison phone calls between Shirilla and her mother revealed them discussing the growing publicity surrounding her case and speculating that Kim Kardashian could one day champion her innocence claims.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? 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