Ghislaine Maxwell Is Woken up in Jail Every 15 Minutes to See If She’s Still Breathing: Lawyer

Ghislaine Maxwell appears via video link during her arraignment hearing where she was denied bail for her role aiding Jeffrey Epstein to recruit and eventually abuse of minor girls, in Manhattan Federal Court, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, on July 14, 2020. Jane Rosenberg/Reuters

Longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell is being checked on every 15 minutes to make sure she’s breathing, her lawyer claimed this week.

Maxwell, 58, is in prison in New York City on charges related to Epstein’s sexual abuse of underage girls. She was moved to quarantine last week because a prison employee tested positive for COVID-19.