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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 663 _ Filed 06/15/22 Page 8of77 confinement, isolated from all other inmates, and subjected to abnormally rigorous conditions. On April 20, 2022, almost four months after trial, she was abruptly placed in general population, and the charade of her pretrial detention was revealed: Her unusual detention was intended to help redeem DOJ and BOP reputations tarnished by Epstein’s untimely death in custody and to ensure that Epstein’s accusers would have their day in court. Ms. Maxwell’s pre-sentence detention was tantamount to pre-sentence punishment. Nor will Ms. Maxwell’s disproportionate pre-sentence punishment end now that she is in general population. Just recently, Ms. Maxwell was the target of a credible death threat from a fellow inmate. On information and belief, one of the female inmates in Ms. Maxwell’s housing unit told at least three other inmates that she had been offered money to murder Ms. Maxwell and that she planned to strangle her in her sleep. The inmate who made the threat has been moved to the SHU, presumably to protect Ms. Maxwell.’ This incident reflects the brutal reality that there are numerous prison inmates who would not hesitate to kill Ms. Maxwell — whether for money, fame, or simple “street cred.” Ms. Maxwell has effectively traded the stress of flashlight checks every 15 minutes in the middle of the night while in isolation for the equivalent stress of having to sleep with one eye open - for as long as she is housed with other inmates. Ms. Maxwell will have live with this threat every day that she is housed in the MDC and every day that she is incarcerated in the prison where she is designated. The Offense Conduct Having ruled on extensive pre- and post-trial motions and having presided over the jury trial and the post-trial hearing regarding Juror 50, the Court is fully familiar with the record in 7 See PSR 18. DOJ-OGR-00010454