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The Herald
04-08-2025
- Politics
- The Herald
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to prison camp, Trump says no plea for pardon
Asked what was discussed between Maxwell and the deputy attorney general, Trump said he believed Blanche 'wants to make sure innocent people aren't hurt' should documents in the Epstein investigation be released. The bureau of prisons classifies prison camps such as Bryan as minimum security institutions, the lowest of five security levels in the federal system. The facilities have limited or no perimeter fencing. Low security facilities such as FCI Tallahassee have double fenced perimeters and higher staff-to-inmate ratios than prison camps, according to the bureau. Asked why Maxwell was transferred, bureau of prisons spokesperson Donald Murphy said he could not comment on the specifics of any incarcerated individual's prison assignment, but the bureau determines where inmates are sent based on factors such as 'the level of security and supervision the inmate requires'. Blanche's meeting with Maxwell came as Trump faces pressure from his base of conservative supporters and congressional Democrats to release more information from the justice department's investigations of Maxwell and Epstein. The department is seeking court approval to release transcripts of law enforcement officers' testimony before the grand juries that indicted Maxwell and Epstein. The transcripts are usually kept secret. Two federal judges in Manhattan are weighing the government's requests. Lawyers for Maxwell, Epstein and their alleged victims are due to share their positions on the potential unsealing with the judges in filings on Tuesday. Epstein died by suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. He had pleaded not guilty. Markus and Blanche have not provided detailed accounts of what they discussed. Markus has said Maxwell would welcome relief from Trump. Maxwell was found guilty at a 2021 trial of recruiting and grooming girls for Epstein to abuse. She had pleaded not guilty and is asking the US Supreme Court to overturn her conviction. Reuters
CNN
01-08-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to federal prison in Texas, source says
Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who had been serving a 20-year prison sentence in Florida, has been moved to a federal prison in Texas, according to a source familiar and records from the Bureau of Prisons. 'We can confirm, Ghislaine Maxwell is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan in Bryan, Texas,' BOP spokesperson Donald Murphy said in a statement to CNN. Maxwell, who was sentenced in 2022 for carrying out a years-long scheme with Epstein to groom and sexually abuse underage girls, has continued to appeal her conviction. The move comes a week after Maxwell met in private with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche at the US attorney's office in Tallahassee. Details of that meeting have not been made public, though her lawyer has said that Maxwell 'honestly answered every question that Mr. Blanche asked.' This story has been updated with additional information.
Irish Daily Mirror
11-06-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Historical human remains and walls of old City Gaol unearthed in Limerick
Historical human remains and the walls of an old City Gaol have been unearthed in Limerick as part of excavations ahead of a new development in the area. Archaeologists from Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit (ACSU) have been undertaking an excavation near the Civic Buildings on Merchant's Quay, Limerick as part of the King's Island Flood Relief Scheme. Despite the fact that by the early-nineteenth century King's Island had been eclipsed by Newtown Pery, developments still continued within the historic centre. The County Courthouse was constructed on Merchant's Quay in 1809 and the (now demolished) City Gaol was constructed in 1813, on a site just to the north of the courthouse. To the south of the courthouse, the Potato Market was laid out and opened in the early 1840s. Barrington's Hospital was constructed along George's Quay in 1829-30 and the visually striking Toll House, overlooking Thomond Bridge, was built in 1840. The archaeological excavation, which was carried out under Ministerial Consent, recorded part of the site of the former Limerick City Gaol. The City Gaol operated between 1813 and 1904, after which the gaol complex became Geary's biscuit factory. Geary's factory, and the remains of the City Gaol facing the River Shannon, were demolished in the late 1980s to make way for the Civic Offices. Some of the findings include the walls and other structural remains of the City Gaol, including interior buildings and boundary walls. The site of a possible treadmill – a machine where several prisoners were forced to walk as a form of hard labour, the prison's hospital and yard areas, and historical human remains. The human remains appear to date to the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century when the site had been established for the new Gaol. Preliminary research suggests they may be the remains of persons who died or were executed either just before the City Gaol was built, or during the gaol's operation. The team of archaeologists, osteoarchaeologists, finds specialists and historians, led by Donald Murphy of ACSU, carefully recorded and excavated the archaeological remains and the at least 36 burials associated with the City Gaol, to better understand these important parts of Limerick's heritage and preserve this knowledge for future generations. Based on historical records, the presence of human remains had been anticipated and was confirmed during excavation. The archaeological work was scheduled in advance of the main construction timeline. By securing early approval and beginning the excavation ahead of the contractor's programme, the discovery of remains has not impacted the overall delivery schedule of the project.
