{"id":184736,"date":"2025-08-03T17:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T17:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/ghislaine-maxwell-elizabeth-holmes-and-jen-shah-are-at-the-same-texas-prison\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T17:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T17:22:39","slug":"ghislaine-maxwell-elizabeth-holmes-and-jen-shah-are-at-the-same-texas-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/ghislaine-maxwell-elizabeth-holmes-and-jen-shah-are-at-the-same-texas-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghislaine Maxwell, Elizabeth Holmes, And Jen Shah Are At The Same Texas Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/donald-trump-loses-his-grip-on-the-base\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demands<\/a> for President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/mike-johnson-adjourns-congress-epstein-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release the so-called \u201cEpstein Files\u201d<\/a> increase, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/8\/2\/epstein-victims-claim-cover-up-as-accomplice-moved-to-low-security-prison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">much has been made<\/a> of the news that <strong>Ghislaine Maxwell<\/strong>, Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s longtime confidante and convicted felon, has been moved to a less restrictive prison. Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in Epstein\u2019s wide-ranging abuse of teenage girls, had been incarcerated at a Florida facility deemed \u201clow-security,\u201d but was transferred to the minimum-security Bryan Federal Prison Camp in recent weeks. But though some say that Maxwell is undeserving of a cell at the lower-security facility, at least one of her fellow inmates might disagree.<\/p>\n<p>Also serving a sentence at FPC Bryant is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2022\/01\/elizabeth-holmess-guilty-verdict-wont-change-silicon-valley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disgraced Theranos founder<\/a> <strong>Elizabeth Holmes<\/strong>, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2020\/09\/elizabeth-holmes-may-say-she-committed-fraud-because-of-mental-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fraud case<\/a> over her company\u2019s non-working medical devices ended in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndca\/pr\/elizabeth-holmes-sentenced-more-11-years-defrauding-theranos-investors-hundreds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an 11-year sentence<\/a> in 2023. In her first interview from prison, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/elizabeth-holmes-prison-inventions-pregnancy-optics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was published earlier this year<\/a>, she described life in Bryan as \u201chell and torture,\u201d and said that she\u2019s been busy advocating for incarcerated parents and teaching French to fellow inmates. She\u2019s expected to be released on April 3, 2032, as two years of her sentence have already been removed as a reward for good behavior.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ hvludv caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR iTyhpv asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF ijcmYY ixLsrW caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Holmes in the better days of 2015, when she shared the stage with Alibaba Group chair Jack Ma during the closing session of the Clinton Global Initiative.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF PwCDR kpuElq caption__credit\">JP Yim\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The Texas prison camp is home to 635 inmates, according <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.bop.gov\/locations\/institutions\/bry\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.bop.gov\/locations\/institutions\/bry\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bop.gov\/locations\/institutions\/bry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to its website<\/a>, most of whom have been convicted of financial and other white-collar crimes. For example, there\u2019s former <em>The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City<\/em> star <strong>Jen Shah<\/strong>, who\u2014like Holmes\u2014was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2021\/03\/real-housewife-of-salt-lake-city-jen-shah-arrested-for-fraud?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused of fraud<\/a> related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/reality-show-cast-members-charged-running-nationwide-telemarketing-fraud-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a telemarketing scheme<\/a> she ran with assistant <strong>Stuart Smith<\/strong>. Shah has consistently <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/09\/rhoslc-star-jen-shah-releasing-merch-ahead-of-fraud-trial\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/09\/rhoslc-star-jen-shah-releasing-merch-ahead-of-fraud-trial\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/09\/rhoslc-star-jen-shah-releasing-merch-ahead-of-fraud-trial\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">proclaimed her innocence<\/a>, but accepted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2023\/01\/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city-star-jen-shah-sentenced-to-65-years-in-federal-prison?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a plea deal in 2023<\/a> that netted her 6.5 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Of course, the crimes that folks like Holmes and Shah are accused of are serious ones, and matters that deserve justice. But as Sam Houston State University professor <strong>Mitchel Roth<\/strong> <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.kbtx.com\/2025\/08\/01\/epstein-accomplice-ghislaine-maxwell-moved-bryan-prison\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.kbtx.com\/2025\/08\/01\/epstein-accomplice-ghislaine-maxwell-moved-bryan-prison\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kbtx.com\/2025\/08\/01\/epstein-accomplice-ghislaine-maxwell-moved-bryan-prison\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told KBTX<\/a>, the decision to send Maxwell to reside alongside those women seems suspect, at best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cMy sense is that there\u2019s another story not being told here because the bottom line is, is she\u2019s in jail for 20 years for sex trafficking, and [FPC Bryant is] treating her, you know, much better than they would someone else, and that\u2019s a that\u2019s a pretty serious crime,\u201d Roth says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Face Head Person Happy Smile Black Hair Hair Adult Accessories Jewelry and Necklace\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/688f928d90bf40a23cac8292\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/1230253861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/688f928d90bf40a23cac8292\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/1230253861 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/688f928d90bf40a23cac8292\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/1230253861 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/688f928d90bf40a23cac8292\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/1230253861 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/688f928d90bf40a23cac8292\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/1230253861 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/688f928d90bf40a23cac8292\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/1230253861 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/688f928d90bf40a23cac8292\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/1230253861 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/688f928d90bf40a23cac8292\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/1230253861 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ hvludv caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR iTyhpv asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF ijcmYY ixLsrW caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Jen Shah in an undated photo from \u201cWatch What Happens Live,&#8221; back when she could deviate from FPC Bryant&#8217;s jewelry restrictions allowing only \u201ca plain wedding band and an appropriate religious medallion and chain without stones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF PwCDR kpuElq caption__credit\">Bravo\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Last month, Maxwell was interviewed by Justice Department officials in a lengthy meeting, her attorney told <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/24\/us\/politics\/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-interview.html\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/24\/us\/politics\/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-interview.html&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/24\/us\/politics\/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-interview.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The<\/em> <em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>. Deputy attorney general <strong>Todd Blanche<\/strong> \u201ca full day and asked a lot of questions,\u201d defense attorney <strong>David Oscar Markus<\/strong> says. In a <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DAGToddBlanche\/status\/1948519521071047090\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/DAGToddBlanche\/status\/1948519521071047090&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DAGToddBlanche\/status\/1948519521071047090\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">follow-up tweet<\/a>, Blanche said, \u201cToday, I met with Ghislaine Maxwell, and I will continue my interview of her tomorrow. The Department of Justice will share additional information about what we learned at the appropriate time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Blanche, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/donald-trump-hush-money-sentencing?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who unsuccessfully represented<\/a> Trump in his 2024 hush money trial, for which the president was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/donald-trump-hush-money-sentencing-indefinitely-postponed?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convicted but never sentenced<\/a>, has not released any follow-up information or an explanation for Maxwell\u2019s move. In a July floor speech, Senator <strong>Chuck Schumer<\/strong> questioned the wisdom of allowing Blanche access to a situation that\u2019s prompted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-sues-wsj-10-billion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even Trump loyalists<\/a> to question its handling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cTrump is sending his personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, to try and execute a corrupt cover-up, potentially offering leniency to a woman who also abused the victims,\u201d the New York Democrat said. The Justice Department, for its part, denies any suggestions of impropriety. \u201cAny suggestion that Todd Blanche has acted unethically while serving as Deputy Attorney General is baseless and defamatory,\u201d DoJ spokesperson <strong>Gates McGavick<\/strong> told <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/07\/31\/todd-blanche-trump-epstein-interview\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/07\/31\/todd-blanche-trump-epstein-interview\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/07\/31\/todd-blanche-trump-epstein-interview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the <em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a> via statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Markus agreed with that claim and said that Blanche \u201chas conducted himself with complete professionalism\u201d when interacting with Maxwell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cIt\u2019s truly disheartening,\u201d the defense attorney lamented, \u201chow quick people are to assume the worst without any basis in fact.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/ghislaine-maxwell-elizabeth-holmes-jen-shah-prison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As demands for President Donald Trump to release the so-called \u201cEpstein Files\u201d increase, much has been made of the news that Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s longtime confidante and convicted felon, has been moved to a less restrictive prison. Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in Epstein\u2019s wide-ranging abuse of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":184737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[195,1795,5788,842,1355,6669,718,10669],"class_list":{"0":"post-184736","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-crime","9":"tag-elizabeth-holmes","10":"tag-ghislaine-maxwell","11":"tag-jeffrey-epstein","12":"tag-prison","13":"tag-real-housewives","14":"tag-scandal","15":"tag-theranos"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}