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BOP System Crashes Over 15 GB Maxwell Files, Lawsuit Demands Release

5/14/2026

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The Bureau of Prisons identified 15.8 GB of records, repeatedly crashing its system while processing Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer request.
A federal lawsuit seeks those documents as the case proceeds before a Washington, D.C. district judge.
Bureau of Prisons FOIA staff have been cut to two attorneys handling over 50 cases, with a backlog exceeding 7,400 requests.

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Story summary

The Bureau of Prisons identified 15.8 GB of records, repeatedly crashing its system while processing Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer request.
A federal lawsuit seeks those documents as the case proceeds before a Washington, D.C. district judge.
Bureau of Prisons FOIA staff have been cut to two attorneys handling over 50 cases, with a backlog exceeding 7,400 requests.