Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein serving a 20-year sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, has reportedly expressed being “much, much happier” after being transferred to a minimum-security federal prison in Texas. The transfer, which occurred in August, was carried out by Trump administration officials and has drawn criticism from victims and legal experts.
According to emails obtained by NBC News and shared with the House Judiciary Committee, Maxwell described her new surroundings at the Federal Prison Camp Bryan as safer and more comfortable. She wrote that the institution is “run in an orderly fashion” and praised the living conditions, including a clean kitchen and responsive staff. “I feel like I have dropped through Alice in Wonderland’s looking glass,” she said in one email.
The transfer came shortly after Maxwell was interviewed by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, who had been friends with Epstein. The move has been described as “unprecedented” by experts, given that Maxwell is a convicted sex offender now housed in a facility typically reserved for non-violent and white-collar offenders.
Maxwell’s emails also complained about “people selling rubbish stories and making money from their lies.” Her lawyer, David Oscar Markus, defended her privacy, calling the publication of her emails “tabloid behavior.” Maxwell’s brother, Ian Maxwell, said the messages were “stolen and leaked without authorization.”
The US Supreme Court declined to hear Maxwell’s appeal in October, leaving her conviction intact. The House Judiciary Committee has been investigating reports of preferential treatment for Maxwell at the prison.
