Julie Howell was jailed at a low-security prison in Texas, US, until she publically slammed Ghislaine Maxwell – the sex offender was moved into the same jail despite her commiting horrific crimes
An inmate has been booted out of a luxury prison after she slammed a move to place convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell inside the low-security jail.
Julie Howell, who is serving her one-year sentence for theft, was suddenly transferred to a high-security facility with violent inmates. Whilst Maxwell was housed at Federal Prison Camp, Bryan in Texas, which is thought to be less strict.
The site even includes play time with puppy sessions, as part of a programme to train dogs to become service animals. Howell called out the decision to house sex trafficker, Maxwell, in the same facility due to her heinous crimes. She feared that her presence would put other inmates in danger and branded the choice as “disgusting”.
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She earlier told The Telegraph: “This facility is supposed to house non-violent offenders. Human trafficking is a violent crime.” Howell further explained that she only spoke out because her family member was a victim of sex trafficking.
Howell, 44, added: “We have heard there are threats against her life and many of us are worried about our own safety because she’s here.” Following her outburst, Howell’s lawyer said prison warden Dr. Tanisha Hall called her into her office.
Lawyer Patrick McClain repeated what the warden allegedly told Howell and said: “You’ve ruined my weekend.” The warden reportedly said her phone was “blowing up” following the outburst. She has since been moved to a Federal Detention Centre in Houston where the inmates are considered more aggressive.
McClain told Daily Mail: “Julie has been punished for crossing the system and speaking her mind openly. President Trump has talked about wanting to punish and put in jail his political opponents. I have no reason to believe that the president knows who Julie Howell is, but by speaking her mind she has angered his administration and has suffered the consequences.”
Maxwell was moved to the low-security prison after she allegedly received death threats from rapists following reports of her being a “snitch”. A source told the publication: “There were real fears inside Tallahassee that they could not guarantee her safety, which is why she was moved.”