Question
Where is Ghislaine Maxwell serving her sentence, and when will she be released?
Answer
Ghislaine Maxwell is incarcerated at FCI Tallahassee, a federal correctional institution in Tallahassee, Florida. She was transferred there following her June 2022 sentencing.
FCI Tallahassee is a low-security federal facility that houses female inmates. It is operated by the Bureau of Prisons.
Sentence: 20 years (sentenced June 28, 2022)
Credit for time served: Maxwell received credit for approximately two years she spent incarcerated awaiting trial (arrested July 2020, tried December 2021, sentenced June 2022).
Projected release: With good behavior reductions (federal inmates can earn up to 15% off their sentence for good conduct), Maxwell’s projected release date is in the early 2030s. The Bureau of Prisons inmate locator provides the current official projected release date.
Appeal: Maxwell’s conviction was affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2024. No further successful appeal path is visible.
Sources
Bureau of Prisons inmate locator; Second Circuit appeal ruling (2024); sentencing proceeding records; coverage of Maxwell’s transfer to FCI Tallahassee.