(NewsNation) — Ghislaine Maxwell may have been transferred to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas, but a service dog is not among the new perks she now receives.
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.
However, Canine Companions leader Paige Mazzoni told NBC News that Jeffrey Epstein's former accomplice would be banned from training service dogs.
“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