Canine Companions is one of the special programs offered at Prison Camp Bryan. The organization partners with inmates at Maxwell’s prison camp, among others, to train service dogs for the disabled.
“We do not allow anyone whose crime involves abuse towards minors or animals — including any crime of a sexual nature. That’s a hard policy we have, so she will not be able to,” she said.
“Those are crimes against the vulnerable,” she continued, “and you’re putting them with a puppy who is vulnerable.”
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend the 2005 Wall Street Concert Series on March 15, 2005, in New York City. (Photo by Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, USA – JUNE 28: Christine Maxwell, sister of Ghislaine Maxwell is seen outside of federal court after hearing on sentencing for Ghislaine Maxwell in New York on June 28, 2022. Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her part in sexual abuse of girls by Jeffrey Epstein who committed suicide while awaiting trial. (Photo by Lev Radin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
BRYAN, TEXAS – AUGUST 01: Signage is displayed near the entrance to Federal Prison Camp Bryan on August 01, 2025 in Bryan, Texas. Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been transferred from a federal prison in Florida to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in South Texas. The move comes on the heels of Maxwell’s case recently drawing more attention after she asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn her conviction. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 02: Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, speaks to the media at a press conference to announce the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime girlfriend and accused accomplice of deceased accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on July 02, 2020 in New York City. Maxwell, the British socialite and daughter of Robert Maxwell, was arrested in New Hampshire on Thursday morning and will be charged by New York federal prosecutors with six counts in connection with the ongoing federal investigation into Epstein’s accomplices. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 28: Kevin Maxwell and Isabell Maxwell, brother and sister of convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, stand outside of a Manhattan Federal Court court after the sentencing of former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on June 28, 2022 in New York City. Ghislaine Maxwell, a close associate of financier Jeffrey Epstein, received a 20-year prison sentence for helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
According to Mazzoni, inmates who have gone through the program have lower recidivism rates.
Mazzoni says the impact the program has on inmates is heartfelt: “We get letters from the incarcerated people saying things like, ‘It’s the first time I felt unconditional love,’ and ‘It’s my chance to give back to society.’”
However, Maxwell is not the typical inmate at Prison Camp Bryan. Her transfer to Prison Camp Bryan has faced controversy since the prison rarely houses inmates convicted of sex crimes. Further scrutiny has been placed on the move due to Maxwell’s upcoming appeal hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court concerning a 2007 plea deal made with Epstein’s co-conspirators.
Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring with Epstein for the sexual abuse of minors.
