Ghislaine Maxwell moved from Florida to minimum security prison in Texas

Emily Goodin, Miami Herald on Aug 1, 2025

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WASHINGTON — Ghislaine Maxwell has been quietly moved from a federal institute in Tallahassee, Florida, to a minimum security prison in Texas for white-collar female criminals.

“Ghislaine Maxwell is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan in Bryan, Texas,” the agency told McClatchy.

No reason was given for the transfer but it comes after Maxwell spent two days being questioned by Todd Blanche, the No. 2 official in the Justice Department, about the Jeffrey Epstein case.

The New York Sun first reported the news.

Maxwell, known as inmate No. 02879-509, is serving a 20-year sentence on five sex trafficking counts related to her work with Epstein, who died in a New York prison in 2019 while awaiting charges of sex trafficking young women.

Camp Bryan sits on 37 acres about 100 miles north of Houston. It is home to some famous white-collar criminals, including Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, and "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jen Shah.

Maxwell spoke for two days last week with Blanche, who also has served as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, as the administration is dealing with a firestorm of controversy surrounding the Epstein case.

Her attorney, David O. Markus, said she answered every question "honestly."

“Ghislaine honestly answered every question that Mr. Blanche asked. And she will continue to do so. We are grateful that the government is trying to uncover the truth,” he said.

Trump’s most loyal supporters have pushed theories of a “client list” of powerful men who were tied to Epstein and demanded all files related to the case be released.

But Attorney General Pam Bondi caused outrage when her Justice Department released a memo stating there was no new information forthcoming and confirming Epstein died by suicide.

Bondi is in hot water for her handling of the case. In the preceding months she had teased that a windfall of information would be released. She even met with social media influencers at the White House and gave them massive white binders labeled “Epstein files.”

The president has shown visible signs of frustration that Epstein, who he was friends with in the 1990s and early 2000s before falling out, remains an issue.

Maxwell has indicated she would like a pardon from Trump. He has not said whether or not he will grant one, but pointed out he has the power to do so.

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