1. United States
2. Fla.
3. Letter

Emailing my senators: Dear Senator [Tillis/Budd], As your constituent, I'm writing about Todd Blanche's upcoming confirmation hearing for Attorney General, scheduled for July 15-16. I'd like you to press him on the transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell from FCI Tallahassee (low security) to FPC Bryan (minimum security) in summer 2025. Under BOP's own policy (Program Statement 5100.08), individuals convicted of sex offenses carry a fixed "public safety factor" that bars placement in minimum-security camps, regardless of behavior. That restriction can only be lifted by the DSSC Administrator through a formal PSF waiver and management variable - and there's no record of that process being used for Maxwell. She appears to be the only sex offender currently housed at a federal prison camp. BOP's recent public statement claimed the transfer was made "independently by BOP" for Maxwell's safety. But BOP's director reports directly to the Deputy Attorney General - the position Blanche held when the transfer occurred - and a facility with less perimeter security and a lower staff-to-inmate ratio is a strange way to address a safety concern when the standard tool for that (SHU placement) exists and was not used. I'd also ask you to look into a May 6, 2026 Change Notice (CN-3) to Program Statement 5100.08, which newly grants the Attorney General discretion to direct individual prisoner placements outside the normal classification process. Given the timing, I think the Committee should require BOP to produce its underlying paperwork - transfer order, PSF waiver/management variable request, any threat assessment - before any confirmation vote. If the transfer happened the way it appears to have happened, that's not a minor administrative issue. It's a Deputy Attorney General overriding established safeguards for a high-profile defendant. I think that's directly relevant to whether he should be confirmed, and I'd appreciate knowing where you stand on requiring these records before the vote. Thank you for your time.