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8/2/2021 Case 1:20-cr-O0 G8GehAtaxwellfieob paseriNy¢Gourt heded Gids0 Siad York Baigkedsof 10 “It’s painful, but it’s good too; it’s healing,” Bensky said after the hearing. “After not having a trial for Epstein this will provide closure for the victims.” Maxwell has complained about the conditions of her confinement, the start date of her trial and a 2016 meeting between lawyers for Epstein victims and prosecutors. 49v8d334 Protestors display an anti-Jeffrey Epstein banner outside Manhattan Federal Court after Ghislaine Maxwell's court appearance Friday, April 23, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/for New York Daily News) Maxwell says she’s being held in solitary confinement in the jail on the Sunset Park waterfront. Jail staff shine a light in her cell every 15 minutes overnight, preventing her from sleeping, she says. The food is often inedible and the water is filthy, her attorneys claim. She claims she’s lost weight and her hair is falling out. An MDC staffer allegedly abused her in one encounter, the details of which have not been revealed. https:/Avww.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-ghislaine-maxwell-arraignment-20210423-b3aza5eh7bddna7r247px2yb7e-story.html 4/10 DOJ-OGR- 00004968