{"id":310655,"date":"2025-08-02T01:06:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T01:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/310655\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T01:06:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T01:06:18","slug":"inside-ghislaine-maxwells-new-texas-prison-where-she-will-bunk-with-elizabeth-holmes-and-jen-shah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/310655\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s new Texas prison where she will bunk with Elizabeth Holmes and Jen Shah"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Behind the gates of a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, three high-profile women <\/a>\u2013 whose lives once played out in the boardroom, on Bravo, or at billionaire dinner parties \u2013 now share the same khaki uniform, early wake-up calls, and tightly regulated daily routines.<\/p>\n

Ghislaine Maxwell, 62,<\/a> convicted of trafficking underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein, has just been moved to Bryan Federal Prison Camp, the same facility <\/a>where Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah are also housed.<\/p>\n

While the minimum-security facility <\/a>is known for a relatively relaxed environment \u2014 there are no towering fences, no barbed wire, and no high-security cells \u2014 the women must adhere to a strict schedule.<\/p>\n

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Ghislaine Maxwell, 62, convicted of trafficking underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein, has just been moved to Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Texas (Federal Bureau of Prisons)<\/p>\n

Inmates are woken at 6 a.m. and are subject to regular roll calls. <\/p>\n

\u201cInmates are treated in a mature and responsible manner,\u201d according to the facility\u2019s handbook, as reported by BBC, <\/a>\u201cand are expected to act accordingly.\u201d <\/p>\n

Rule violations, including a messy bunk, oversleeping, or skipping count, can result in disciplinary action.<\/p>\n

Life inside revolves around work, education, and structured recreation. All inmates must hold jobs, earning between 12 cents and $1.15 per hour in areas like food service or maintenance. <\/p>\n

Outside of work, inmates can take classes in business, foreign languages, and fitness, attend religious services, or watch television. <\/p>\n

Meals follow a standard Federal Bureau of Prisons menu, which consists of chicken, tacos, hotdogs, and macaroni, and inmates are allotted one hour per meal. Family visits are allowed on weekends and holidays, and limited physical contact is permitted.<\/p>\n

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While the minimum-security facility is known for a relatively relaxed environment, the women must adhere to a strict schedule (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)\"Inmates<\/p>\n

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Inmates are kept in dormitory-style cells (Zoukis Consulting Group \/ YouTube)<\/p>\n

Maxwell\u2019s transfer this week comes as renewed scrutiny surrounds the Epstein case<\/a>, since an outcry over the Justice Department\u2019s statement last month saying that it would not be releasing any additional documents from the Epstein sex trafficking investigation.<\/p>\n

Now, Maxwell joins a prison population of just over 500 women, mostly non-violent offenders. Many of the women incarcerated there \u2013 including Holmes and Shah \u2013 have been convicted of financial crimes and fraud.<\/p>\n

Holmes reported to Bryan in May 2023<\/a> to begin serving an 11 year sentence for defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup, Theranos.<\/p>\n

The woman once hailed as the next Steve Jobs now wakes at in a dorm-style bunk, eats meals in a communal cafeteria, and earns a fraction of her previous Silicon Valley life.<\/p>\n

\"Maxwell<\/p>\n

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Maxwell joins Elizabeth Holmes, who reported to Bryan in May 2023 to begin serving an 11-year sentence for defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup, Theranos (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)<\/p>\n

Holmes has reportedly bonded with reality star Jen Shah, Shah\u2019s representative, Chris Giovanni, told People in 2023. <\/a><\/p>\n

Shah was sentenced to six and a half years in prison in January 2023 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for her role in a nationwide telemarketing scam. Her sentence has since been reduced, and her release date is now set for November 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

In a May 30 blog post shared by her representative, <\/a>Shah greeted fans with the Islamic phrase \u201cBismillah\u201d and offered updates on her well-being: \u201cI am in great spirits and well,\u201d she wrote, adding that she remains dedicated to fitness and helping other inmates achieve their goals.<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Shah, center, of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” reality television series, touches her face mask as she leaves Manhattan federal court, after pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, in New York, Monday July 11, 2022 (AP)<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to share a personal image that I mailed to my team of one of my shahmazing workouts,\u201d she wrote, alongside a photo of herself jumping rope outdoors. \u201cThe consistent love and admiration from my supporters, my loving family, and my faith keeps me going.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to her representatives, she is making restitution payments and is focused on rebuilding her life once she returns to her family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-310655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-news","9":"tag-world"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114956493593540194","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}