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Document 121362

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Summary: The Government updates the court on Ghislaine Maxwell's conditions of confinement, stating she has extensive access to discovery materials and email communication with her attorneys. Maxwell is allowed to review discovery 13 hours a day, 7 days a week, using both an MDC-provided desktop and a Government-provided laptop. The document also addresses concerns about email deletion policies at the MDC.
Significance: This document provides insight into Ghislaine Maxwell's treatment at the Metropolitan Detention Center and her access to discovery materials, potentially impacting her trial preparation.
Key Topics: Ghislaine Maxwell's conditions of confinement Discovery review privileges Email management and deletion policies at MDC
Key People:
  • Ghislaine Maxwell - Defendant
  • Alison J. Nathan - United States District Judge
Document Type
Letter
Date
April 6, 2021
Pages
1
Folder
IMAGES007

Full Text

Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 121362 Filed 04/06/21 Page 2 of 6 U.S Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York The Silvio J. Mollo Building One Saint Andrew's Plaza New York, New York 10007 April 6, 2021 BY ECF The Honorable Alison J. Nathan United States District Court Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, New York 10007 Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Dear Judge Nathan: The Government respectfully submits this letter to provide an update regarding the defendant's conditions of confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center ("MDC") pursuant to the Court's Order dated December 8, 2020. (Dkt. No. 92). This update is based on information provided to the Government by MDC legal counsel regarding the conditions of the defendant's confinement over the last two months. The defendant continues to receive more time to review discovery than any other inmate at the MDC. Specifically, the defendant is permitted to review her discovery thirteen hours per day, seven days per week. During the entirety of that time, the defendant has access to both a desktop computer provided by the MDC and a laptop computer provided by the Government on which to review discovery. Also during those thirteen hours per day, the defendant may use the MDC desktop computer to send and receive emails with her attorneys.1 This discovery review 1 Per BOP policy, all inmate emails are routinely purged every six months. In response to complaints from the defendant and defense counsel regarding prematurely deleted emails, MDC staff examined the defendant's inmate email account. That examination revealed that the defendant had herself deleted some of her emails and had archived others. That examination revealed no evidence to suggest that MDC staff deleted any of the defendant's emails. DOJ-OGR-00020276