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highplainsdem

(58,192 posts)
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 12:51 PM Aug 1

Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Minimum-Security Women's Prison in Texas

Source: NYT

Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein now serving a 20-year prison sentence for sexually exploiting and abusing teenage girls, has been moved from a federal prison in Florida to minimum-security prison camp in Texas, her lawyer said on Friday.

The move, which was reported earlier by The New York Sun, came about a week after Ms. Maxwell was interviewed over two days in prison in Tallahassee, Fla., about the Epstein case by Todd Blanche, the No. 2 official in the Justice Department and one of President Trump’s former lawyers.

Ms. Maxwell’s lawyer, David O. Markus, declined to comment on the reason for the move.

Mr. Blanche met with Ms. Maxwell and Mr. Markus last Thursday and Friday amid a firestorm of criticism from Trump supporters who have called for the administration to release all federal files related to Mr. Epstein.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/us/politics/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-texas.html



BBC article from 2023 on the prison routine for another famous inmate there, Eluzabeth Holmes:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65625526
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FirstLight

(15,747 posts)
1. minimum security...?
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 12:53 PM
Aug 1

easier for her to get 'hurt' or is it 'for her safety'...?

Not sketchy at ALLLLL :eyeroll:

not fooled

(6,465 posts)
3. Making life more enjoyable for her until the pardon
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 12:59 PM
Aug 1

red don gearing up to pardon her on his way out.

Note that they're not making life better for the children she hurt. Arguably making life worse.

gab13by13

(29,768 posts)
7. They just let them do whatever they want.
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 01:08 PM
Aug 1

No explanation why Maxwell is being treated better now.

If Krasnov promised her a pardon in 2029, I guarantee he will not do it when the time comes.

3catwoman3

(27,683 posts)
10. Interesting timing, to say the least.
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 01:45 PM
Aug 1

Easier to knock off or easier to break out? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm......................

in2herbs

(3,907 posts)
11. Moved halfway across the country just days before she is to testify before Congress??? She is either going to refuse to
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 02:19 PM
Aug 1

testify at the last minute or get her pardon at which time she'll be flown on a private jet to Zorro Ranch in NM.

reACTIONary

(6,706 posts)
12. Moved from low security to minimum security....
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 03:07 PM
Aug 1

Low-security and minimum-security prisons, while both representing lower risk settings within the federal prison system, have key differences. Low-security facilities, known as Federal Correctional Institutions (FCIs), house inmates with a moderate risk to the public and staff. They feature dormitory housing, a medium staff-to-inmate ratio, and some perimeter security. Minimum-security facilities, or Federal Prison Camps (FPCs), house inmates considered low risk. They have dormitory housing, a low staff-to-inmate ratio, and limited or no perimeter fencing.

Behind the Aegis

(55,656 posts)
16. How long do think before she ends up in a country with no extradition to the US?
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 12:07 AM
Aug 2

I mean, of course, after her "escape".

Mr. Sparkle

(3,486 posts)
17. She was moved to a country club for republicans
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 07:00 AM
Aug 2

and the authorities wont say why. Well, there is nothing fishy here!

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