Transcription: CNN interview of former inmate regarding Ghislaine Maxwell's preferential treatment while incarcerated
Posted: Wed May 13, 2026 6:14 am
Julie Howell (JH): "Nobody was happy about her being there, we all felt like we were being punished for her being there."
Reporter (R): "That's Julie Howell. She's a white-collar criminal who was serving time at a minimum security prison camp in Bryan, Texas, when Ghislaine Maxwell was mysteriously transferred there last summer. Howell was upset about it, and she communicated with a reporter."
JH: "I was very upset about her being moved. Given her crime, she shouldn't be there per BOP policies and procedures. And so it just, it was very unfair."
R: "A few days later, Howell learned that she was in trouble."
JH: "The guard came in, and he said, 'Howell, they want you in the lieutenant's office.' And then he says, you know, 'Did you speak to a reporter?' And I was like, 'Oh, yes.' He said, 'Well, it's all over the world wide web.' and he's just telling me that, you know, I messed up and I'm gonna be shipped. The warden came in and asked, like, what I was thinking, said that her phone was blowing up all weekend, I ruined her weekend. You know, I shouldn't have talked to them and I did apologize. I mean, at this point, I'm a little teary-eyed. And when I told her that my daughter had, you know, a trafficking experience, she rolled her eyes and flipped her hair back, and she was like 'It's too late for apologies,' and walked out."
R: "Howell was shipped out to a higher-security prison in Houston. She recently finished out her prison sentence and is currently on supervised leave. A second woman, who was also at Bryan, told me that a similar thing happened to her. She was reprimanded for talking to a reporter about Maxwell. This woman tells me she saw Maxwell getting special treatment while in prison."
Former Bryan Inmate (FI): "Within a day of her arrival, we had armed guards, marshals, patrolling. If she had a visitation, she would get to - they closed the chapel and the indoor rec and allowed her to use that building for her personal visits. She'd get bottled waters and clamshell meals delivered to her room."
R: "A BOP spokesperson told CNN that the bureau does not discuss details related to specific inmates and that it is 'committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, impartiality, and professionalism in the operation of its facilities.' Inmates can communicate with members of the media with prior approval, they said. Tanisha Hall, the warden of Bryan Prison Camp, declined to comment. The DOJ and lawyers for Maxwell did not respond to requests for comment."
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/politics ... es-epstein
Reporter (R): "That's Julie Howell. She's a white-collar criminal who was serving time at a minimum security prison camp in Bryan, Texas, when Ghislaine Maxwell was mysteriously transferred there last summer. Howell was upset about it, and she communicated with a reporter."
JH: "I was very upset about her being moved. Given her crime, she shouldn't be there per BOP policies and procedures. And so it just, it was very unfair."
R: "A few days later, Howell learned that she was in trouble."
JH: "The guard came in, and he said, 'Howell, they want you in the lieutenant's office.' And then he says, you know, 'Did you speak to a reporter?' And I was like, 'Oh, yes.' He said, 'Well, it's all over the world wide web.' and he's just telling me that, you know, I messed up and I'm gonna be shipped. The warden came in and asked, like, what I was thinking, said that her phone was blowing up all weekend, I ruined her weekend. You know, I shouldn't have talked to them and I did apologize. I mean, at this point, I'm a little teary-eyed. And when I told her that my daughter had, you know, a trafficking experience, she rolled her eyes and flipped her hair back, and she was like 'It's too late for apologies,' and walked out."
R: "Howell was shipped out to a higher-security prison in Houston. She recently finished out her prison sentence and is currently on supervised leave. A second woman, who was also at Bryan, told me that a similar thing happened to her. She was reprimanded for talking to a reporter about Maxwell. This woman tells me she saw Maxwell getting special treatment while in prison."
Former Bryan Inmate (FI): "Within a day of her arrival, we had armed guards, marshals, patrolling. If she had a visitation, she would get to - they closed the chapel and the indoor rec and allowed her to use that building for her personal visits. She'd get bottled waters and clamshell meals delivered to her room."
R: "A BOP spokesperson told CNN that the bureau does not discuss details related to specific inmates and that it is 'committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, impartiality, and professionalism in the operation of its facilities.' Inmates can communicate with members of the media with prior approval, they said. Tanisha Hall, the warden of Bryan Prison Camp, declined to comment. The DOJ and lawyers for Maxwell did not respond to requests for comment."
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/politics ... es-epstein