Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrival to the federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, this month has sent a shot of tension across its minimum-security all-female units, even while her lawyer says she’s in a safer facility as there is intense political inquiry around Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring.

Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrival at a Texas prison camp has been called “radioactive,” with guard staff warning inmates to proceed with caution when interacting with the convicted sex trafficker. Maxwell—who was convicted in 2022 of conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to abuse minors—was serving a 20-year prison sentence at a Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee,

Ghislaine Maxwell will enjoy a lot more freedom at her new federal prison camp, but she won’t be among the prisoners who get to raise a puppy.