The first photo of Ghislaine Maxwell in jail has been released in court papers and shows the British socialite with an unexplained black eye. Maxwell, 59, is in custody ahead of her trial in New York City for accusations that she helped the late financier Jeffrey Epstein recruit and sexually abuse girls. The photo was attached to a letter from Maxwell’s lawyer Bobbi Sternheim to U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan, who oversees Maxwell’s criminal case. In his letter, Sternheim wrote that Maxwell noticed she had a black eye on the evening of April 28 and was then confronted by Metropolitan Detention Center officers who demanded to know how she got it. Guards threatened to put her in a separate housing unit if she didn’t explain its origin, the lawyer added. Sternheim said Maxwell did not know where the bruise came from, but that it may be caused by her shielding her eyes with a sock or towel …