DISPLAY OF DEFIANCE IN U.S. PRISON

STARING intently at the camera, Ghislaine Maxwell strikes a defiant pose from prison in this world exclusive photograph, left.

Despite her claims about the appalling conditions in US jails, the disgraced daughter of the late tycoon Robert Maxwell appears healthy and even wears a touch of make-up.

The image was taken earlier this year inside the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn, New York, where Maxwell claims that a fellow inmate plotted to murder her as she slept.

It comes in stark contrast to the first shot of her from behind bars, above, which emerged in April 2021 and showed bruising under an eye. That photo was sent to a judge by her legal team to back complaints about her treatment. It was claimed that she may have received the bruise while shielding her eyes with a sock or towel at night when guards shone a light on her every 15 minutes to ensure she was breathing.