Ghislaine Maxwell may do time at celeb jail that housed Teresa Guidice, Lauryn Hill
29.06.2022 - 19:59
/ nypost.com
sentenced to 20 years behind bars for aiding Jeffrey Epstein in his abuse of young girls — but she won’t be doing hard time in high-security. On Tuesday, Judge Alison Nathan recommended that the disgraced British socialite, 60, be sent to the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury — a low-security facility 55 miles north of New York City.
Maxwell won’t be the first famous jailbird to be incarcerated at the prison, with FCI Danbury having housed a slew of other A-list inmates, including songstress Lauryn Hill and “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice. Author Piper Kerman also spent 13 months at the facility, before writing her best-selling memoir “Orange Is the New Black,” based on her time there.
The book was later turned into the smash-hit Netflix series of the same name. Since her arrest back in 2020, Maxwell has been incarcerated at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where she has complained about dismal food, poor sleeping conditions and “creepy” guards.In comparison, FCI Danbury will feel like “Disneyland,” one prison expert told the Daily Mail.The prison, which was described as “cushy” by one Reddit user, currently houses 1,024 inmates and boasts activities including hobby crafts, music, circuit training and aerobics.
A new $25 million wing for female inmates was completed in late 2016.In addition to inspiring “Orange Is the New Black,” the prison has also been mentioned in several other TV shows. Nancy Botwin, the fictional protagonist of the hit Showtime series “Weeds,” served time at FCI Danbury.
Meanwhile “Suits” character Mike Ross was sentenced to a stint in the jail in the sixth season of the Meghan Markle legal drama. Despite serving as pop-culture fodder for
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