Footage has been released in the Epstein files, revealing disgraced madame Ghislaine Maxwell's life inside her prison cell.
The socialite, 64, was a close associate of the infamous child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019.
His death was ruled a suicide but many, including his brother Mark, believe he was murdered – before he could be prosecuted on multiple child sex charges. The release of the millions of files relating to his case has sent shockwaves across the world.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of conspiracy to transport minors to participate in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts, sex trafficking conspiracy, and sex trafficking of a minor.
She is serving a 20-year jail sentence - but now, released footage verified by Channel 4 News shows a snippet of 10 hours of surveillance footage of Maxwell inside her concrete cell in July of 2020.
At the time, Maxwell had been tracked down by the FBI to her $1 million home in New Hampshire, where she was arrested and brought to the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. She was detained on July 2, 2020.
The video shows Maxwell sporting an all-orange jumpsuit surrounded by white walls and a weathered grey floor.
She grabbed a sip, then tidied up her bed before lying back, yawning, and resting with a book.
A small crate sat beside her on the floor with some items that appeared to be another pair of clothes.
She was awaiting a decision on bail at the time of the video.
On July 14, she pleaded not guilty to all charges and was denied bail. At the time, she was facing up to 35 years in prison.
Months later, on December 28, a judge turned down a $28.5million bail package because she posed a flight risk.
Her package proposed that she return home with armed guards who would prevent her from escaping.
At the time, her lawyers said guards were conducting invasive searches of her cell every 15 minutes to make sure she was still alive.
She was found guilty on December 29, 2021 shrinking her world to the 10ft by 8ft cell she shared with three other inmates at Florida's Tallahassee Federal Correctional Institution.
In August of 2025, she was moved again to a ‘cushy’ low-security Bryan prison camp 100 miles outside Houston, Texas, amid fears she would be killed.
The move – which has been condemned by Maxwell’s victims – came after the disgraced socialite spent two days speaking to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche about more than 100 men connected to Epstein, including Prince Andrew.
She is expected to sit for a congressional deposition on February 9.
Republican House Oversight Chairman James Comer announced on January 21 at a hearing.
The hearing focused on resolutions to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas about their relationship with Epstein.
Republicans insisted the Clintons must testify, while Democrats called the focus politically motivated.
But Comer said he wanted information from any relevant source.
'I agree that we need to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell,' Comer said. He admitted his staff has been trying to get her in for a deposition. Our lawyers have been saying that she's going to plead the fifth, but we have nailed down a date, February 9, where Ghislaine Maxwell will be deposed by this committee.'
However, Maxwell's lawyers have 'made it clear that she's going to plead the fifth.'
'I hope she changes her mind, because I want to hear from her,' Comer added.
