Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer to a ‘country club’ prison is outrageous | Margaret Sullivan

The Maxwell prison transfer is just another element of the many-ringed circus act that is American politics these days

In any other era, the shockingly cushy treatment for the convicted sexual offender Ghislaine Maxwell would be a weeks-long scandal.

The longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein sat down with a justice department attorney last month and then, before long, was transferred to a minimum-security prison in Texas known for its arts and crafts programs and inmates' ability to move around the grounds.

Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture