Ghislaine Maxwell has secured a comfortable job at the Florida prison law library just weeks after arriving, where she is serving her 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
Like Andy Dufresne – the hero of The Shawshank Redemption – Maxwell’s library job could keep her from doing unsavory cooking and cleaning chores that other inmates endure, much to the chagrin of the pedophile’s cellmates.
“There are girls inside who have washed thousands of floors, peeled thousands of vegetables, done all sorts of things including keeping their noses clean and were hoping for an appearance like that,” one inmate said, according to the Mirror, “But Ghislaine is capable of it .’
Maxwell, 60, reportedly got the job from the administration of the low-security FCI prison in Tallahassee, where she is currently being held.
The job follows a Monday to Friday schedule, according to the Mirror, giving her plenty of time to socialize with other inmates if she wants.
“They joke that she did a Shawshank redemption and landed on her feet with her library gig,” the inside source said, according to the Mirror.
But while The Shawshank Redemption is about a wealthy former banker who uses his wits to make the most of his prison sentence, the comparisons end there.
The fictional Dufresne was innocent, while Maxwell is notoriously guilty of aiding and even complicity in prolific sex trafficker Jefferey Epstein when he sexually abused underage children.
Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, landed a cushy job in the law library at the low-security Florida prison where she is being held
The FCI prison in Tallahassee, where Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving her 20-year sentence
The news follows reports that Maxwell’s best pal in prison is notorious double murderer Narcy Novack. It is reported that the couple spends many hours talking, laughing and joking together.
Novack was jailed in 2012 after being convicted of orchestrating the deaths of her multimillionaire husband and mother-in-law.
“Inside, Ghislaine was attracted to Narcy. Because of her long time in the house and the brutality of her crime, she’s being treated like a female don,” a source told The Mirror.
“Ghislaine will enjoy a degree of protection from their friendship, but given their age and multimillionaire background, they were always destined to get along well.
Maxwell was sentenced in December 2021. During her sentencing last June, she said she wanted to “acknowledge” her victims’ pain, but paused on the short of an apology
Ghislaine Maxwell with Jefferey Epstein. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison for aiding and abetting sex trafficking
Maxwell was sentenced in December 2021. During her sentencing last June, she said she wanted to “acknowledge” her victims’ pain, but paused on the short of an apology.
Narcy Novack, 65, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced to life in FCI Tallahassee, a low-security prison in Florida
Judge Alison Nathan handed down the 240-month sentence followed by five years of supervised release after calling Maxwell’s crimes “heinous and preliminary.”
She also fined $750,000 and noted that Maxwell had received a $10 million bequest from Epstein after his death.
‘MS. Maxwell worked with Epstein to select young victims who were vulnerable and played a critical role in facilitating the sexual abuse,” Judge Nathan said, making it clear that the case required a “very important verdict” that sent a “clear message ‘ sent out that such crimes would be punished.
Before her sentencing, Maxwell issued a public statement expressing remorse for her actions.
“I realize that I was convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein commit these crimes,” she said. “My association with Epstein will permanently stain me. It’s the biggest regret of my life that I ever met him.”
She added that Epstein “fooled everyone in his orbit” and claimed she was a victim of his own.