From music stars to billionaire heiresses, the prison where Ghislaine Maxwell wants to spend sentence has housed infamous inmates
Orange Is The New Black author did time at FCI Danbury as did other famous names
Kate Mulgrew and Natasha Lyonne in the hit show Orange Is The New Black. The series was based on the memoirs written by Piper Kerman, who spent 13 months at FCI Danbury. Photo: JoJo Whilden
Bevan Hurley© Independent.co.uk
From music stars to billionaire hotel heiresses, the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, has been home to some of the most famous female inmates in United States history.
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