This document is an email exchange discussing Ghislaine Maxwell's conditions and restrictions while in custody, including her request to use a laptop for reviewing discovery materials.
The email chain involves Ghislaine Maxwell's legal team and the Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The main subject is Maxwell's request to use a laptop instead of the MDC computer due to the latter's limitations. The document also highlights concerns about Maxwell's conditions in custody, including inconsistent rules, invasive surveillance, and restricted movement within her cell.
From: To: Subject: FW: FW: Ghislaine Maxwell 02879-509 Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:38:05 +0000 Happy to join if that's useful. Original Message From: Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 11:37 AM To Cc Subject: Re: FW: Ghislaine Maxwell 02879-509 Are you available right now? Best, Sophia >> 12/29/2020 11 Hi I hope you are enjoying the holiday season. When you have a moment, could we please get on a call to discuss the below email from Maxwell's counsel? Understanding that we are still in the middle of the holidays, maybe we can find a time early next week for a call. Thanks. Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York From: BOBBI C STERNHEIM Sent: Monde December 28 2020 8:42 PM To: Cc: Christian Everdell Mark S. Cohen Subject: Ghislaine Maxwell 02879-509 Good evening We hope you and your family had a joyful holiday. In response to your 12/14 email, we are requesting that Ms. Maxwell be permitted to use the laptop, in lieu of the MDC computer„ during the typical length of time other inmates are permitted out of their cells (our understanding is 6 am - 9:30 pm daily, extended to 10:30 pm on weekends.) The voluminous discovery is easier to access and review on the laptop. EFTA00015908
The MDC computer turns off every two hours and is not capable of opening all documents, and volume of discovery may be too taxing for the operating system. We also want to bring to your attention some of the ongoing issues concerning Ms. Maxwell's conditions and restrictions. The constant rotation of security staff results in inconsistency of rules and restrictions, the current shift being unnecessarily restrictive, punitive, and threatening. Ms. Maxwell is ordered to remain in specific locations within her isolation cell to accommodate capture on the handheld camera, restricting her use of an already small confinement area. Her use of the laptop has been restricted. She is invasively surveilled while showering. Her cell is cold and precipitation accumulates on the concrete block walls. Over the holiday weekend, a third blanket, used by Ms. Maxwell to keep herself warm, was removed leaving her cold; and she now has the onset of a cold. The blanket was returned the next day, after complaint was made by counsel. The open-mouth, wanding, pat-down, and in-and-behind ear searches continue, with more frequently than other inmates are searched. Her cell and legal papers are searched multiple times a day, a disruption to the organization of her legal work and an invasion into her privileged work product. She has not received daily newspapers for almost 3 weeks, and has not received certified mail (return receipts indicating delivery to MDC on 12/17) and non-certified mail for more than a week. We will keep you apprised of our concerns. Your assistance is appreciated. Best- Bobbi BOBBI C. STERNHEIM, ESQ. LawOffices of Bobbi ternheim ••Covid-19 Notice: The West 19th Street office is currently closed but we continue to work remotely. Please use email or fax, instead of regular mail, for all correspondence during this time. We continue to work regular business hours throughout this situation. Thank you for your consideration. Our best wishes for your good health and well being. This message and any attached documents contain information from the Law Offices of Bobbi C. Sternheim that may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not read, copy, distribute, or use this information. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message. Thank you. EFTA00015909


