Ghislaine Maxwell’s Reported Work-Release Deal Raises Alarming Questions
The reported granting of work-release privileges to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell — despite Bureau of Prisons policies barring such benefits for sex offenders — has sparked renewed scrutiny of the network surrounding Jeffrey Epstein.
For many, Maxwell’s case was supposed to represent accountability within the Epstein saga. Her 2021 conviction on multiple counts of trafficking minors for Epstein’s abuse was viewed as a partial victory for survivors and a rare win against an entrenched system that shielded the powerful. But this new development has reopened old wounds and raised new fears: that the machinery of influence protecting the Epstein network is still operational.
Trump is tough on crime.
Also, Trump has moved sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to a Club Fed where she can take yoga classes, play tennis, and is eligible for “work” release.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 12, 2025
According to investigative podcast host Allison Gill, internal records indicate Maxwell’s Public Safety Factor — a designation that typically blocks sex offenders from minimum-security prison camps and outside work programs — was waived. That waiver reportedly allowed her transfer to the low-security Federal Prison Camp Bryan and gave her a custody level marked as “OUT,” enabling work assignments outside the facility.
The question gripping legal observers: who approved this exception, and why?
Federal rules are explicit — sex offenders, particularly those with Maxwell’s conviction history, are not eligible for such privileges.
The controversy over Maxwell’s work release comes just as the White House expressed disappointment over a federal court’s refusal to unseal grand jury transcripts tied to her case. Those records could contain testimony implicating individuals in Epstein’s trafficking ring who have never been charged.
This is not the first time critical evidence in the Epstein saga has been withheld from public view. The financier’s “black book” of contacts, sealed plea deal records from his 2008 Florida case, and the yet-unreleased Epstein “files” from various civil suits remain tightly controlled.
The DOJ could still appeal the decision to keep Maxwell’s grand jury records sealed.
