Overview
- Inmates at Federal Prison Camp Bryan report more frequent lockdowns, a tighter security posture, and 24/7 armed SORT teams since Ghislaine Maxwell arrived this summer from a higher-security Florida facility.
- Current and former prisoners describe a mid‑August lockdown as Maxwell met visitors in the chapel, followed by a warden’s town‑hall warning that threats or speaking to the press could trigger transfers to harsher prisons.
- Accounts detail preferential treatment, including meals delivered to her dorm, escorted late‑night workouts, showers after lights‑out, use of the prison salon, and increased outdoor access after tarps blocked outside views.
- On August 9, gunfire outside the camp prompted a lockdown and staff moved Maxwell to an undisclosed location overnight; police later described the incident as gang‑related, not an attack on the facility.
- Policy questions intensified after DOJ released a July interview transcript in which Maxwell said she had not seen President Trump act improperly, the Supreme Court on Oct. 6 declined to hear her appeal, and her lawyer cited safety threats in Tallahassee as the reason for the transfer.