So on Friday, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) demanded a formal explanation for the move from the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Given the highly unusual nature of the transfer, it would have had to be personally approved by a high-level BOP staffer.

Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer to one of the cushiest federal detention facilities in the country has sparked shock and outrage among current and former Bureau of Prisons staffers.