Democratic Representatives Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia toured Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas, where Ghislaine Maxwell is serving her 20-year sentence, and came away questioning why a convicted sex trafficker was placed in such a lightly restricted setting. Garcia described the minimum-security facility as resembling a “park-like community college,” complete with fountains, trees and broad freedom of movement. The lawmakers said prison officials could not adequately explain Maxwell’s transfer from a more restrictive Florida institution, particularly because she reportedly remains the only convicted sex offender among more than 600 inmates. They were also denied an opportunity to speak with Maxwell during the visit.

Raskin and Garcia said more than a dozen whistleblowers have alleged that Maxwell receives unusual privileges, including bottled water and meals delivered to her, unsupervised laptop use, access to staff-only areas, private chapel visits and fewer cellmates than other prisoners. They accused Bureau of Prisons officials of obstructing their questions about Maxwell’s treatment, alleged retaliation against whistleblowers and reports of sexual assault inside the facility. Maxwell’s attorney denied that she is receiving preferential treatment, arguing that humane conditions should not be portrayed as favoritism, while the Bureau of Prisons maintained that its rules prohibit special treatment for any inmate.

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison is ‘park-like’, congressmen claim