"I am responsible for the Bureau of Prisons, so every decision that they make lands on my desk to the extent it needs to, Blanche said. But just let me talk about the security issue. At the time that I met Ms. Maxwell, There was a tremendous amount of scrutiny and publicity towards her, and the institution she was in, she was suffering numerous and numerous threats against her life."
"So the BOP is not only responsible for putting people in jail and making sure they stay in jail, but also for their safety. And so she was moved. She is in federal prison. She was in federal prison before, she's in federal prison now. She's doing 20 years because she was convicted. And the fact that she was, she moved, she might be moved to another institution tomorrow if security requires it. And that's true of any federal inmate across this country."
Kristen Welker questioned Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche about Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer from a Florida facility to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas shortly after a July DOJ interview. Blanche initially labeled the matter a Bureau of Prisons security issue, then acknowledged responsibility for the BOP and explained that substantial scrutiny and threats to Maxwell's safety prompted the relocation. Blanche emphasized that the BOP must protect inmates and that transfers occur when security requires them, noting Maxwell remains in federal custody serving a 20-year sentence. The move drew outrage from Epstein and Maxwell survivors who objected to the timing and perceived leniency.
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