Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer to a ‘country club’ prison is outrageous

‘A prison transfer? That has a better chance of not arousing their all-out wrath while perhaps quieting Maxwell from spilling all she knows or springing any surprises.’ Photograph: US Department of Justice/PA

In any other era, the shockingly cushy treatment for the convicted sexual offender Ghislaine Maxwell would be a weeks-long scandal.

The longtime associate of the accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein sat down with a justice department attorney last month and then, before long, was transferred to a minimum-security prison in Texas known for its arts and crafts programs and inmates’ ability to move around the grounds.