Ghislaine Maxwell has been quietly moved to a Texas minimum-security prison
Ghislaine Maxwell, long-time associate of Jeffrey Epstein, has reportedly been transferred from her previous facility in Florida to a new prison in Texas, according to The New York Sun. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Epstein’s network of recruiting and abusing underage girls, had been incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee. A spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons confirmed to the Sun that she is now being held at the Federal Prison Camp Bryan, located in southeast Texas.
Previously, Maxwell had been placed in a minimum-security facility with roughly 1,200 inmates and was living in an “honor dorm” reserved for those with exemplary behavior, where she reportedly had access to amenities such as yoga and Pilates. Her new facility in Texas is an all-female prison camp that houses around 600 inmates. The prison has minimal perimeter fencing and is also home to high-profile inmates like convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and reality TV personality Jen Shah. Before her transfer to Texas, Maxwell had been temporarily held at a federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana.
The timing of Maxwell’s transfer coincides with renewed public scrutiny following the release of the Epstein files, which reignited controversy surrounding former President Donald Trump. Despite previous campaign promises for transparency, the Trump administration stated that no additional information from the files would be released. That decision angered parts of Trump’s base and fueled criticism from Democrats. In recent weeks, Department of Justice officials reportedly met with Maxwell about the Epstein case, prompting speculation that she may be seeking a presidential pardon.
When asked about the possibility of granting clemency, Trump said on Monday, “Well, I’m allowed to give her a pardon, but nobody’s approached me with it. Nobody’s asked me about it.”
Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, confirmed to The Independent that she is being transferred but declined to provide additional comment. Meanwhile, Maxwell has formally petitioned Congress for a pardon, saying it would allow her to “testify openly and honestly” before lawmakers. This request follows the House Oversight Committee’s decision to subpoena Maxwell, setting a deposition date of August 11.
In a letter to Committee Chair James Comer, Markus wrote that Maxwell would invoke her Fifth Amendment right and refuse to testify unless granted formal immunity and interviewed outside the prison. “Ms. Maxwell cannot risk further criminal exposure in a politically charged environment without formal immunity. Nor is a prison setting conducive to eliciting truthful and complete testimony,” he stated. He added that if granted clemency, Maxwell would be “willing — and eager — to testify openly and honestly, in public, before Congress in Washington, D.C.,” in order to clarify what he described as “misconceptions and misstatements” surrounding her case.
Maxwell has also filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal her conviction, though the Department of Justice urged the Court to deny the request, as reported by The Washington Post. Her legal team has requested that the House Oversight Committee delay her deposition until the Supreme Court decides whether to hear her appeal.