“Unlike Mr. Epstein, [Maxwell] has never been suicidal and was never diagnosed as exhibiting risk factors for suicide.”
to a New York judge, lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell complained of the conditions she’s subjected to behind bars, claiming that she is being “treated worse” than similar detainees by prison officials determined to keep her alive until trial—and avoid a repeat of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 suicide in a Manhattan lockup.Photo by Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesMaxwell’s treatment “is a reaction to the circumstances surrounding the pretrial detention and death of Mr.
Maxwell is being held in Brooklyn’s federal prison, while Epstein was held in Manhattan’s notorious Metropolitan Correctional Center,to have rodents, bad food, cramped conditions and little natural light in the section where Epstein was held. Maxwell, her lawyers claim, is being held “under uniquely onerous conditions” that include her isolation from the general prison population, suicide watch protocols that forced her to wear “special clothing” and be woken up multiple times every night, along with round-the-clock surveillance by video cameras and guards who take notes on her phone conversations.
In addition, Maxwell’s lawyers claim her cell is searched multiple times per day and that “she has been forced to undergo numerous body scans.” These conditions are hurting Maxwell’s ability to prepare for trial, her lawyers argue, and threaten her Sixth Amendment rights, which guarantee her participation in her own defense.“Until recently, Ms. Maxwell was subjected to suicide watch protocols, including being woken up every few hours during the night and being forced to wear special clothing, despite the fact that she, unlike Mr.
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