"Inmates have alleged that convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving special treatment while behind bars and anyone who speaks out about it is punished. CNN correspondent MJ Lee joined Erin Burnett on Thursday's OutFront to present a report in which she spoke to two women who were formerly incarcerated with Maxwell in Bryan, Texas. Maxwell was mysteriously transferred to the prison in 2025, a transfer that raised questions with critics since the sex trafficker was being relocated to a minimum security prison camp."
"Maxwell's transfer came amid interviews with now-Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about her longtime association and crimes with fellow convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell is serving 20 years for trafficking women with Epstein. Her meetings with Blanche have raised more questions as the sit-downs failed to yield arrests of anyone associated with Epstein. Lee reported inmates claimed they were punished for speaking about Maxwell's transfer and treatment within the prison to the press."
"You'll remember last summer, Maxwell was suddenly and mysteriously transferred to a minimum security prison camp in Bryan, Texas, Lee reported on Thursday. It made little sense at the time because a convicted child sex offender is not typically allowed to serve time at a minimum security facility like that. And adding to the intrigue at the time was that this was right after Maxwell had had this unusual two-day interview with the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche."
"One inmate who served some time with Maxwell at the Texas facility, Julie Howell, said prison officials were none too pleased with her after she spoke to the press, which she maintained she was allowed to do based on the prison handbook. Officials claimed prisoners can speak to reporters, but need preauthorization. Howell's sentence recently ended. She told Lee: I was a little, I guess, I don't use the word lightly, it was like a trigger because of, you know, my experience with my dau"
Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking women with Jeffrey Epstein. In 2025, she was transferred to a minimum security prison camp in Bryan, Texas, a move that drew criticism because convicted child sex offenders are not typically placed in minimum security facilities. The transfer occurred around interviews with now-Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about Maxwell’s association and crimes involving Epstein. Inmates who were formerly incarcerated with Maxwell alleged that prison officials punished people who spoke to the press about her treatment and transfer. One former inmate, Julie Howell, said she was disciplined after speaking to reporters, claiming she was permitted under the prison handbook, while officials said reporters require preauthorization.
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