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Eugene

(61,855 posts)
Wed Mar 10, 2021, 07:30 PM Mar 2021

Ghislaine Maxwell's US jail conditions 'are torture' - brother

Source: BBC

Ghislaine Maxwell's US jail conditions 'are torture' - brother

10 March 2021

The way British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is being treated in a New York jail is "degrading" and "amounts to torture", her brother has told the BBC.

Ian Maxwell said she was being held under constant surveillance in a 6x9ft (1.8x2.7m) cell with no natural light, and the food was "basically inedible".

Ms Maxwell is accused of helping the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein groom young girls, which she denies.

She is currently seeking bail, ahead of her trial which is due in July.

Prison officials have not commented on her conditions.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56344553
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Ghislaine Maxwell's US jail conditions 'are torture' - brother (Original Post) Eugene Mar 2021 OP
Spill your guts and tell the truth and I'm sure something can be arranged Ponietz Mar 2021 #1
Yeah I saw that interview earlier...laughable. OnDoutside Mar 2021 #2
Torture: No natural light and food that doesn't meet her high standards. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #3
This isn't done in a civilized society. You're suggesting torture. Beakybird Mar 2021 #5
Oh is jail unpleasant? sboatcar Mar 2021 #4
That's why they call it jail Boydog Mar 2021 #7
Well... Mike Nelson Mar 2021 #6
Torture you say? jmbar2 Mar 2021 #8
My heart is breaking. lpbk2713 Mar 2021 #9
Then don't traffic little kids. EndlessWire Mar 2021 #10
what demtenjeep Mar 2021 #11
Hoping she rots there. bamagal62 Mar 2021 #12
Prince Andrew Tomconroy Mar 2021 #13
🎻 🎻 🎻 🎻 🎻 irisblue Mar 2021 #14
I'll keep my comments to myself... Volaris Mar 2021 #15
No one to blame but herself Blue Owl Mar 2021 #16
Aw poor widdle thing, my heart just bleeds for her ... NOT Raine Mar 2021 #17

Irish_Dem

(46,875 posts)
3. Torture: No natural light and food that doesn't meet her high standards.
Wed Mar 10, 2021, 07:35 PM
Mar 2021

Maybe we should sell Maxwell to sexual predators and then she would know what real torture is like.

sboatcar

(415 posts)
4. Oh is jail unpleasant?
Wed Mar 10, 2021, 07:35 PM
Mar 2021

Yeah, its supposed to be. Maybe don't be the co-owner of an underage sex trafficking ring and you won't end up in a place like that.

jmbar2

(4,869 posts)
8. Torture you say?
Wed Mar 10, 2021, 08:22 PM
Mar 2021

- How many sexual acts do you have to perform for disgusting old men each week?

None you say? Then it's not enough torture.

EndlessWire

(6,491 posts)
10. Then don't traffic little kids.
Wed Mar 10, 2021, 08:37 PM
Mar 2021

They are probably keeping her from being Epsteined. You can't blame them.

What happened to those old-style criminals who went to jail, got their tattoos, and plotted their revenge while serving their time? I personally don't care if she is picking maggots out of her food. Eat around it, Honey. A little extra protein will be hard to come by.

She should stay in jail to keep her alive to stand trial. Or, she could make a deal by ratting on Trump. You know she knows something. I completely believe he raped that thirteen-year-old. Just my opinion.

 

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)
13. Prince Andrew
Wed Mar 10, 2021, 08:55 PM
Mar 2021

It's pretty obvious the prosecutors want her to roll over on Prince Andrew. If that were to happen her life would get a lot easier. We' ll see what happens. They lost Epstein. Prince Andrew would be a really big scalp.

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