Overview
- Podcast host Allison Gill says internal Bureau of Prisons files show Maxwell’s Public Safety Factor was waived, her custody level coded “OUT,” and she qualifies for work-release assignments.
- Bureau of Prisons policy normally bars convicted sex offenders from minimum-security camps and off-site programs, making PSF waivers exceptionally rare.
- Neither the Bureau of Prisons nor the Department of Justice has publicly verified Gill’s documents or provided official comment on Maxwell’s classification.
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse sent a formal letter to the BOP director seeking an explanation after Maxwell’s transfer and alleged reclassification.
- News of the purported privileges sparked widespread outrage online and intensified demands for transparency in prison security decisions.