Jeffrey Epstein's former partner Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to a less secure correctional facility following a meeting with a prominent Trump administration official
Ghislaine Maxwell Transferred to Minimum-Security Prison in Texas
Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted for her role in helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, has been transferred to the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan in Bryan, Texas. The US Bureau of Prisons announced the transfer on Friday.
The FPC Bryan is a minimum-security federal prison camp for women, which is the lowest security level in the federal system. In contrast, Maxwell was previously housed at FCI Tallahassee, a low-security prison that houses both men and women.
Prior to her transfer, Maxwell met with Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche in Tallahassee for a two-day meeting. During this meeting, Maxwell's attorney mentioned discussions involving about 100 names related to Epstein. However, the Justice Department has not revealed any details about the information provided by Maxwell during this interview.
President Donald Trump, in a White House interview with Newsmax on Friday, stated that he is allowed to pardon Maxwell but nobody has asked him to do so. Trump also stated that he knows nothing about the case of Maxwell.
Maxwell's lawyer, David Markus, confirmed her transfer but provided no further comment. Spokespeople for the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the meeting between Maxwell and Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche last week.
The exact reasons for Maxwell's transfer have not been publicly disclosed. It is worth noting that minimum security institutions such as FPC Bryan have limited or no perimeter fencing.
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses connected to Epstein, who died in jail in 2019. There are no specific public details available regarding her current conditions in FPC Bryan beyond it being a minimum-security camp for women, which generally implies less restrictive custody compared to higher-security federal prisons.
Blanche had expressed concern during the meeting with Maxwell about ensuring that innocent people are not harmed should documents in the Epstein probe be released. No further comments were provided by Maxwell's lawyer regarding the meeting.
No additional information about the reasons for Maxwell's transfer from FCI Tallahassee to the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan has been provided.
[1] Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ghislaine-maxwell-transferred-lower-security-prison-texas-report-2021-08-06/ [2] Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/06/us/politics/ghislaine-maxwell-transfer.html
Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer to the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan in Bryan, Texas, suggests a potential shift in her general-news and crime-and-justice case, as minimum-security prisons typically offer less restrictive custody compared to higher-security facilities. The FPC Bryan, being a women-only minimum-security prison camp, stands in contrast to her previous housing at the low-security, co-ed FCI Tallahassee.
