The disgraced British socialite, jailed for helping paedophile Jeffrey Epstein abuse teenage girls, is said to have sparked deep resentment at minimum-security FPC Bryan

Pampered Ghislaine Maxwell rang in Christmas with a gift from prison bosses of extra minutes to phone her family, it is claimed.

The disgraced British socialite, jailed for helping paedophile Jeffrey Epstein abuse teenage girls, is said to have sparked deep resentment at minimum-security FPC Bryan. While others received only marginal Christmas cheer from warders, Maxwell, who turned 64 on Christmas Day, got special treatment, festive comforts and privileges, a source claimed.

Prisoners at FPC Bryan in Texas get 300 minutes of phone time a month, with calls limited to 15 minutes. However, sources say Maxwell was given “more than double” what other cons were allowed.

“She’s living a completely different life to the rest of those inside,” a source told the Mirror. “Most women get a normal day apart from a Christmas dinner. People are obviously missing their loved ones, and they literally live to have contact with their loved ones.

"Then you’ve got Maxwell being treated like a VIP. It felt to many like she was given her own phone. There is no end to the privileges she has been afforded It’s caused real anger. It feels like one rule for her and another for everyone else.”

It comes after reports of other alleged bonuses, including being allowed to play with service dogs being trained at the facility – normally banned – extra help from staff, exemptions from rationing including on loo roll, privileges for her visitors and customised meals.

Democratic politician Jamie Raskin has alleged, based on a whistleblower’s account, that meals for Maxwell – an old pal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – were customised and delivered directly to her cell by senior federal employees.

Vegetarian Maxwell, 64, bypassed the turkey dinner, opting instead for carrots, cauliflower, cabbage and roast potatoes. She enjoyed decorations made by fellow prisoners, extra phone time with family and relaxed access to recreation. The contrast with her Christmas last year could not be starker. Then, Maxwell was locked up at the far tougher FCI Tallahassee in Florida, where festive concessions were minimal and the regime far more restrictive.

She was transferred out of that prison just days after speaking favourably about Donald Trump to his deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, about his friendship with Epstein. The move raised eyebrows among advocates for victims as well as many lawmakers.

Since arriving at FPC Bryan, inmates say Maxwell has made little effort to ingratiate herself, instead becoming a symbol of perceived privilege. One such perk includes being allowed to play with the service dogs being trained by other inmates. Her time with a puppy, described by sources as the final straw, has intensified hostility towards her on the wing. Under normal rules, neither inmates nor staff are allowed to pet or play with service dogs in training.

Yet Maxwell was allegedly instructed to be given one to spend time with - a move described by prisoners as “a slap in the face” to those spending Christmas missing their children. Reports have also suggested Maxwell has been exempt from basic rationing faced by other inmates, including strict limits on toilet paper. While most prisoners are issued two rolls a week and must buy extras from the commissary, Maxwell is said to receive as much as she wants by simply asking. Further claims relate to her food and treatment by staff.

In a letter sent to Trump, House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin alleged Maxwell’s meals were customised and delivered directly to her cell by senior federal employees. A prison official later stated that she had eaten alone for around a month, although that has since ended.

Raskin’s letter also claimed that senior prison staff were assigned tasks far beyond what other inmates could expect. According to a whistleblower, FPC Bryan Warden Tanisha Hall acted as Maxwell’s personal administrative go-between, handling documents and correspondence that would normally take weeks to reach other prisoners.

Concerns have also been raised about Maxwell’s visitors. It has been alleged that private meetings were arranged in cordoned-off areas, complete with refreshments, and that visitors were allowed to bring computers into the facility - sparking fears of unmonitored internet access.

Movement rules, too, appear to have been bent. During a lockdown last summer, when other inmates were confined to their bunks and lost access to visits and recreation, Maxwell was reportedly allowed to meet visitors in the prison chapel.

She was also allegedly permitted to shower after curfew while others were ordered to bed. Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee revealed Maxwell intends to seek a commutation from Trump, citing evidence from a whistleblower that she has received preferential treatment since her transfer.

The claims reignited fury among victims, who say any hint of leniency for Maxwell undermines faith in the justice system. The Bureau of Prisons has denied any favouritism, insisting it has a duty to ensure no inmate is treated differently.

Maxwell was convicted in 2021 for recruiting and abusing underage girls for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s pal Epstein, who died in custody in 2019 while awaiting trial.