Ghislaine Maxwell and her redemption?

I saw that she is teaching etiquette and yoga in prison. How ironic. The classes are so successful she is being asked to teach them again.

I saw that she is in Tallahassee in a minimum security prison which means she is probably teaching white collar criminals. She runs the track to stay in shape.

Not sure whether to applaud her or laugh. Low Security risk huh? What deal did they cut with her?

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of very serious, deeply unpleasant offences, meriting a lengthy prison sentence..

However, what she and her fellow-inmates are allowed to do in prison does not matter.

What matters is that they are in prison having been found guilty of the offences for which they are charged, both depriving them of their liberty and protecting everyone else from them.

Irrespective of person, offences and term, it is a primary principle of justice that convicted criminals are sent to prison as punishment, not for punishing.

Whether Ghislaine Maxwell and her "students" do reform sufficiently to be released at the end of their sentences, or on parole
eventually, is another question, and very much up to them.

akindheart · 61-69, F

@ArishMell I almost agree but not quite. As I state below and above, she was in a maximum security cell for being a flight risk. Suddenly she is in sunny Florida teaching yoga and etiquette. also given the opportunity to run track. Now why the sudden change? she most certainly took a plea bargain. I won't release the names if you give me a lesser sentence. it happens all the time. Don't be surprised if she doesn't get out early

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@akindheart I see what you mean. Yes, I must admit that change of regime surprises me, but I don't how US sentencing and prison rules work in that respect.

If she is released early I would assume she would be on parole, under constant supervision until assessed as safe as far as possible. I know that judgement is very hard to make, and it's not something I'd care to make.

The UK has a system by which sex-offenders are on a special register, and depending on the severity of the offence and the risk of re-offending this supervision can be from some years to life, after release from prison.

akindheart · 61-69, F

@ArishMell will they transfer her parole to UK? I think that was where they feared she would take off to. If she gets out here, she will get killed

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@akindheart She'd have a hard time of it here, too, and would need find somewhere quiet to live quietly without bothering anyone. We don't tolerate vigilantes though, and an attack on her would still be treated in law as a crime itself even if non-fatal.

I don't know if she would return to the UK, or be sent here, because I don't know if she is still a UK-only citizen, has dual UK / US nationality or is US-only now.