In the parched rolling hills of Tallahassee, Florida, sits a rundown low-security federal women’s prison housing one of America’s most infamous convicts , Ghislaine Maxwell.
Black filth smeared on walls, rodent infestations, and sanitary products being used to plug leaks in dilapidated living quarters are a few of the issues recorded at Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee, according to a Justice Department watchdog report, seen by The Independent .
The former socialite – previously used to a life of opulent luxury – was moved to the squalid jail after being found guilty of recruiting and trafficking underage girls for disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2021 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
In her trial, victims recounted how Maxwell had lured them to Epstein’s homes where they were abused. Judge Alison Nathan, who presided over the trial, said: “She [Maxwell] participated in some of the abuse. Her conduct was heinous and predatory.” She added that Maxwell had “normalised” the abuse committed by Epstein, who killed himself in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial.