A puppy and unlimited toilet paper? Legal experts say Ghislaine Maxwell's alleged prison life is uncommon [View all]

(Guardian) Since Ghislaine Maxwell’s controversial transfer to a low-security prison camp this summer, her time at Texas’s FPC Bryan has prompted uproar over alleged favorable treatment – including claims this week that she was provided custom-made meals, access to a puppy and as much toilet paper as she wants.

Some of the recent accusations were in a 9 November letter thatJamie Raskin sent to Donald Trump. The Democratic representative’s letter, which cited whistleblower information, demanded answers about Maxwell’s conditions – including whether Trump directed anyone in his administration to give her special treatment.

Whistleblower disclosures, Raskin said, also revealed that Maxwell was working on a “commutation application” with Trump’s administration. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking of teen girls, a scandal that has dogged Trump for years and has recently hit a feverish pitch during his second term.

The special treatment and the alleged request for a commutation of her sentence has prompted feverish speculation as to why Maxwell is getting such treatment and whether or not Trump could pardon her. The disgraced socialite’s team on Friday denied that she was seeking clemency. .................(more)

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