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Mega Edition: Jeffrey Epstein And The Shrinks At MCC (10/18/26) · The Vault: The Epstein Files

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  Speaker 1: What's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the
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  Speaker 1: Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're going to take a
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  Speaker 1: look at the report that was put together by the
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  Speaker 1: psychiatrist and their staff about Jeffrey Epstein and the events
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  Speaker 1: leading up to his death. Background information. Jeffrey Epstein was
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  Speaker 1: 66 years old, white male, who died on August 10th, 2019,
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  Speaker 1: while housed at the Metropolitan Correctional Complex in New York,
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  Speaker 1: New York. Redacted, former Acting Assistant Director, Reentry Services Division,
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  Speaker 1: appointed a team to conduct a psychological reconstruction. The team
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  Speaker 1: consisted of Redacted, National Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Central Office, Redacted,
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  Speaker 1: Sex Offender Treatment Program Coordinator, Central Office, Redacted, Mental Health
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  Speaker 1: Treatment Coordinator, Central Office, and Redacted, Correctional Services Administrator, Northeast
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  Speaker 1: Regional Office. The reconstruction was established in accordance with Bureau
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  Speaker 1: of Prisons, Program Statement 53-2408 Suicide Prevention Program. Formal interviews
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  Speaker 1: were not conducted as part of this reconstruction at the
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  Speaker 1: direction of the Department of Justice. A copy of the
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  Speaker 1: video is normally made following a significant incident, but there
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  Speaker 1: was no such video in this case since the original
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  Speaker 1: video was confiscated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation prior
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  Speaker 1: to the beginning of this reconstruction. The absence of these
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  Speaker 1: two areas of inquiry severely limited the ability to establish
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  Speaker 1: accurate timelines, confirm subjective reports, establish converging and diverging lines
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  Speaker 1: of facts, or discover new areas of inquiry. As a result,
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  Speaker 1: the information typically gathered, reviewed, and consolidated during a reconstruction
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  Speaker 1: to support actionable findings and recommendations is limited. Social History Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein did not have a pre-sentence report available at the
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  Speaker 1: time of reconstruction. Therefore, no official information regarding social history
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  Speaker 1: was accessible. The following was gathered from publicly available documents. Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein was born in 1953 and grew up in a
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  Speaker 1: middle-class family in the neighborhood of Seagate on Coney Island
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  Speaker 1: with one brother. After early promotion in two grades, Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein graduated from Lafayette High School in 1969 at the
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  Speaker 1: age of 16. He attended Cooper Union and New York University,
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  Speaker 1: but did not graduate from either. Mr. Epstein taught at
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  Speaker 1: the Dalton School, a private school on the Upper East
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  Speaker 1: Side of Manhattan, from September 1974 until he was dismissed
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  Speaker 1: in June of 1976 for inadequate development as a teacher.
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  Speaker 1: Following that, He held a number of positions in the
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  Speaker 1: financial industry, to include a position as a limited partner
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  Speaker 1: at Bear Stearns until he was dismissed for unknown policy
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  Speaker 1: violations in 1981. He also worked as a financial consultant
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  Speaker 1: and founded at least two separate companies. Mr. Epstein had
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  Speaker 1: two significant periods of employment. The rest of these was
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  Speaker 1: his position as a consultant with Steven Jude Hoffenberg in
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  Speaker 1: the late 80s. Mr. Hoffenberg was described as his first mentor. Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Hoffenberg was later convicted and incarcerated of running a large
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  Speaker 1: Ponzi scheme. He implicated Mr. Epstein in fraudulently diverting company
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  Speaker 1: funds for his own personal use. Years later, Leslie Wexner, Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein's sole client at J. Epstein & Company, granted him
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  Speaker 1: power of attorney over his affairs, despite also being identified
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  Speaker 1: as Mr. Wexner's mentee. Mr. Epstein was again accused of
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  Speaker 1: misappropriating funds more than $ 46 million. These large sums are
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  Speaker 1: believed to be seed money Mr. Epstein used to establish
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  Speaker 1: his considerable fortune. These events are indicative of Mr. Epstein's
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  Speaker 1: highly regarded intelligence and charismatic personality. Legal History Mr. Epstein
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  Speaker 1: had a history of adult criminal charges and convictions. In
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  Speaker 1: June 2008, he entered into a non-prosecution agreement and pleaded
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  Speaker 1: guilty to one count of solicitation of prostitution, and one
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  Speaker 1: count of procuring a person under the age of 18
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  Speaker 1: for prostitution in the state of Florida. He was sentenced
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  Speaker 1: to 30 months, 18 months of incarceration, and 12 months
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  Speaker 1: of probation. He was also mandated to register as a
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  Speaker 1: sex offender under the National Sex Offender Registry and Notification Act. Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein served 13 of his 18-month incarceration and then successfully
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  Speaker 1: completed 12 months of probation. It's unclear whether he followed
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  Speaker 1: the sex offender registration guidelines in each place. He owned
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  Speaker 1: a residence. In regard to the pending charges, Mr. Epstein
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  Speaker 1: was formally charged with sex trafficking conspiracy in violation of U.S.
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  Speaker 1: Code 18, Section 371, and sex trafficking in violation of U.S.
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  Speaker 1: Code 18, Section 1591A, B, 2, and 2 on July 2, 2019. Specifically,
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  Speaker 1: he was accused of sexually exploiting and abusing minor females
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  Speaker 1: over the course of several years. Charging documents allege Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein enticed and recruited minor females to engage in sexual activity.
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  Speaker 1: The minor females were reportedly compensated with cash following the
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  Speaker 1: sexual encounters, and some were encouraged to find other minor
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  Speaker 1: females to accompany them to Mr. Epstein's residences in New
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  Speaker 1: York or Florida. He pleaded not guilty to the charges
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  Speaker 1: and was pretrial at the time of his death. In
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  Speaker 1: a 37-page decision and order remanding the defendant signed by
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  Speaker 1: Judge Richard M. Berman on July 18, 2019, 18 pages
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  Speaker 1: were dedicated to detailing the danger Mr. Epstein posed to
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  Speaker 1: others and the community. The document also alleged that he
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  Speaker 1: was a flight risk. As a result, Mr. Epstein's proposed
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  Speaker 1: bail package was determined to be inadequate. he was denied
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  Speaker 1: pretrial release and held on remand. This was likely significant
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  Speaker 1: to Mr. Epstein, as he would lose the physical and
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  Speaker 1: financial comfort to which he had become accustomed. Furthermore, his
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  Speaker 1: ability to mount the defense would be limited to the
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  Speaker 1: parameters of legal visits and legal work that could be
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  Speaker 1: accomplished in jail. These restrictions and the abundance of witnesses, victims,
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  Speaker 1: and negative public attention were likely considerable burdens on Mr. Epstein.
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  Speaker 1: Institutional History On July 6, 2019, Mr. Epstein was arrested
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  Speaker 1: at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey upon his return from Paris, France.
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  Speaker 1: It's unknown whether he was anticipating his arrest. He was
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  Speaker 1: transported to MCC, New York and keyed into Sentry at 9.24 p.m.
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  Speaker 1: that evening. Mr. Epstein was placed in general population housing
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  Speaker 1: for approximately 22 hours. On July 7, 2019, at approximately 7.20 p.m.,
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  Speaker 1: he was moved to Special Housing Unit, pending reclassification due
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  Speaker 1: to the significant increase in media coverage and awareness of
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  Speaker 1: his notoriety among the inmate population. With regard to his
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  Speaker 1: adjustment to a correctional setting, Mr. Epstein received one incident
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  Speaker 1: report while in BOP custody for self-mutilation on July 23, 2019.
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  Speaker 1: As of August 15, 2019, the incident report had been expunged,
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  Speaker 1: but it's unclear whether Why and whether Mr. Epstein knew this? Also,
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  Speaker 1: a review of financial transactions associated with Mr. Epstein's prison
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  Speaker 1: account revealed one of his attorneys was depositing funds into
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  Speaker 1: his cellmate, inmate Reyes' commissary account for unknown reasons. The
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  Speaker 1: plot thickens, doesn't it? Notice how nobody talks about that, huh?
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  Speaker 1: Why the hell was Epstein giving Mr. Reyes money? Healthcare
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  Speaker 1: and Personality Description BOP electronic medical records indicate Epstein was
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  Speaker 1: diagnosed with hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea, hypertension, constipation, prediabetes, neuralgia, and
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  Speaker 1: neuritis unspecified. He was prescribed the following medications. Docusate sodium,
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  Speaker 1: milk of magnesia, omega-3, methylprednisone, and biscadil, whatever that is. Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein was also prescribed insulin and the prescription required him
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  Speaker 1: to go to the institution pharmacy for administration of this medication. However,
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  Speaker 1: the dates for which it was prescribed have a notation indicating,
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  Speaker 1: does not indicated, thus it does not appear insulin, was
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  Speaker 1: routinely medically necessary. The rest of the medications prescribed were self-carry.
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  Speaker 1: He also had a continuous positive airway pressure machine, which
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  Speaker 1: is typically used to treat sleep apnea. Mr. Epstein was
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  Speaker 1: provided with his personal CPAP machine on July 30th, 2019,
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  Speaker 1: per BEMR. In regard to mental health history and treatment,
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  Speaker 1: there are no known available records. Certainly, there were records
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  Speaker 1: kept on Mr. Epstein's incarceration in Florida. However, the records
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  Speaker 1: were not available for review as of the date of
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  Speaker 1: this report. With regard to psychology data system, records in BEMR, Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Carey redacted, forensic psychologist at MCC's New York completed a
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  Speaker 1: routine intake screening on July 8, 2019. During the screening, Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein denied any history of mental health problems, substance abuse,
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  Speaker 1: and treatment. No symptoms of mental illness were observed. He
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  Speaker 1: was classified as Mental Health Care Level 1 and was
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  Speaker 1: not diagnosed with mental illness. Following a consultation with Dr. Redacted,
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  Speaker 1: National Suicide Prevention Coordinator, on July 8, 2019, Dr. Redacted
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  Speaker 1: chief psychologist at MCC New York, determined Mr. Epstein should
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  Speaker 1: be preemptively evaluated for suicide risk upon his return from court.
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  Speaker 1: Primary consideration was given to his various risk factors for suicide,
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  Speaker 1: such as his being a high-profile case with media attention,
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  Speaker 1: his pending sex offense charges, pretrial status, and ongoing court proceedings. Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein returned from court on July 8, 2019, after normal
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  Speaker 1: business hours. He denied suicidal thoughts at the time, but
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  Speaker 1: due to the potential for other risk factors listed above,
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  Speaker 1: the on-call psychologist placed Epstein on psychological observation in one
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  Speaker 1: of the suicide watch cells until he could be assessed
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  Speaker 1: in person by a BOP psychologist. On July 9, 2019, Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein underwent a formal in-person suicide risk assessment with Dr. Redacted.
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  Speaker 1: She determined that while on suicide watch was not warranted
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  Speaker 1: at the time, Mr. Epstein should remain on psychological observation
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  Speaker 1: status out of an abundance of caution. He was removed
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  Speaker 1: from psychological observation on July 10, 2010. On July 23, 2019, Dr. Redacted,
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  Speaker 1: the on-call psychologist was notified Mr. Epstein had been found
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  Speaker 1: in his cell with a piece of orange cloth around
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  Speaker 1: his neck. Reportedly, he was observed lying in the fetal
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  Speaker 1: position on the floor with a noose around his neck.
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  Speaker 1: Medical staff evaluated Mr. Epstein and found friction marks and
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  Speaker 1: superficial reddening of the neck and one knee. He was
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  Speaker 1: placed on suicide watch by the operations lieutenant at approximately 1.40 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: pending a formal in-person suicide risk assessment. Dr. Redacted, staff
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  Speaker 1: psychologist at MCC, New York assessed Mr. Epstein for risk
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  Speaker 1: of suicide later in the morning of July 23rd, 2019.
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  Speaker 1: He determined that he should remain on suicide watch. Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein denied any knowledge of how he received marks on
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  Speaker 1: his neck and initially informed staff that he thought that
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  Speaker 1: his cellmate had attempted to kill him. Special investigative services
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  Speaker 1: staff opened an investigation to assess Mr. Epstein's safety and
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  Speaker 1: collect facts surrounding the episode. Despite the investigation, staff were
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  Speaker 1: unable to determine whether he was assaulted or engaged in
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  Speaker 1: self-directed violence. Mr. Epstein was removed from Suicide Watch on
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  Speaker 1: July 24, 2019, after 31 hours and 5 minutes. Thereafter,
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  Speaker 1: he remained in the Suicide Watch cell and was placed
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  Speaker 1: on psychological observation, where he remained housed until July 30, 2019,
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  Speaker 1: according to PDS-BEMR records. a discrepancy exists regarding when he
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  Speaker 1: was removed from psychological observation. His cell assignment per century
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  Speaker 1: indicates that he was transferred back to the special housing
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  Speaker 1: unit on July 29, 2019, whereas PDS-BEMR indicates that he
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  Speaker 1: was removed from psychological observation on July 30, 2019 at
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  Speaker 1: approximately 8.15 a.m. Mr. Epstein attended a court hearing on
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  Speaker 1: July 31, 2019, And upon his return, the United States
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  Speaker 1: Marshal Services provided paperwork to receiving and discharge that noted
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  Speaker 1: suicidal tendencies. Dr. Redacted was notified on August 1st, 2019,
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  Speaker 1: about the paperwork. She consulted with Dr. Redacted and then
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  Speaker 1: met with Epstein to conduct a suicide risk assessment. She
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  Speaker 1: determined suicide watch was not warranted at the time. Epstein
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  Speaker 1: remained classified as a mental health care level one throughout
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  Speaker 1: his time at MCC New York. During his contact with
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  Speaker 1: psychologist Epstein, routinely denied current mental health symptoms, including suicidal ideation,
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  Speaker 1: and he did not exhibit symptoms of serious mental illness.
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  Speaker 1: His most frequent complaint was difficulty sleeping. He did not
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  Speaker 1: have access to his CPAP machine until it was reportedly
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  Speaker 1: provided to him on July 30, 2019. Mr. Epstein also
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  Speaker 1: reported he was bothered by noise in the shoe. At times,
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  Speaker 1: he noted, concerns related to his safety in the shoe
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  Speaker 1: were or in general population housing unit. On two occasions,
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  Speaker 1: July 26, 2019, and July 27, 2019, he described himself
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  Speaker 1: as a coward and as someone who does not like pain.
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  Speaker 1: On July 28, 2019, he told Dr. Redacted the toilet
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  Speaker 1: seat in his cell would not stop flushing for an
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  Speaker 1: extended period of time, and then he took to sitting
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  Speaker 1: in the corner with his hands over his ears. Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein indicated he was agitated following this incident and was
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  Speaker 1: unable to sleep that night. Alright folks, we're going to
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  Speaker 1: wrap up right here, and in the next episode dealing
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  Speaker 1: with the topic we're going to pick up where we
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  Speaker 1: left off. All the information that goes with this episode
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  Speaker 1: can be found in the description box. What's up everyone,
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  Speaker 1: and welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. In
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  Speaker 1: this episode, we're going to pick up where we left
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  Speaker 1: off with the psychological report on Jeffrey Epstein's death. Antecedent
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  Speaker 1: Circumstances Mr. Epstein entered BOP custody on July 6, 2019
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  Speaker 1: with a history of convictions for sexual offenses and allegations
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  Speaker 1: comprised of more serious charges. The current indictment alleged sexual
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  Speaker 1: crimes against minors and he was facing up to 45
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  Speaker 1: years in prison. On July 18, 2019, Mr. Epstein's request
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  Speaker 1: for bail and pretrial release was denied. On July 23, 2019, Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell the motivation and
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  Speaker 1: context were never fully determined. After 31 hours and 5
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  Speaker 1: minutes on suicide watch, he was then placed on psychological observation.
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  Speaker 1: On July 30, 2019, Mr. Epstein was removed from psychological
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  Speaker 1: observation and needed to be housed with an appropriate cellmate.
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  Speaker 1: This email was sent to 71 MCC New York staff and,
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  Speaker 1: as of August 13, 2019, only 27 staff members had
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  Speaker 1: opened the message. On August 9th, 2019, a federal court
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  Speaker 1: unsealed approximately 2,000 pages of documents into the public domain.
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  Speaker 1: These included graphic allegations against Mr. Epstein. Included was a book,
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  Speaker 1: order receipt for titles such as SM-101, A Realistic Introduction, Slavecraft,
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  Speaker 1: Roadmaps for Erotic Servitude, and training with Ms. Abernathy, a
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  Speaker 1: workbook for erotic slaves and their owners. Additional high-profile public
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  Speaker 1: figures were also named. The documents were part of a
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  Speaker 1: defamation lawsuit filed by Redacted, a woman who alleged Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein had victimized her, against a British socialite, Ghislaine Maxwell,
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  Speaker 1: who was Mr. Epstein's ex-girlfriend, associate, and alleged madam. With
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  Speaker 1: the release of the information, it became increasingly clear that Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein's chances of avoiding a lengthy period of incarceration and
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  Speaker 1: a broader public understanding of his private life were inevitable. Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein was afforded telephone calls on two different days. No
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  Speaker 1: records of the call exist, and it's not known with
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  Speaker 1: whom he was speaking. One occurred on or around July 16, 2019,
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  Speaker 1: and the other on August 9, 2019. Given the limited
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  Speaker 1: information known about Mr. Epstein, knowledge of the content of
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  Speaker 1: the calls would have been crucial to helping staff work
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  Speaker 1: with him. Following his final telephone call on the evening
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  Speaker 1: of August 9, 2019, Mr. Epstein was moved into his
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  Speaker 1: shoe cell. He was single-celled at the time because his cellmate,
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  Speaker 1: Efren Reyes, did not return from court. The need for
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  Speaker 1: a cellmate was communicated between day watch and evening watch
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  Speaker 1: shifts in the shoe, but no cellmate was placed with
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  Speaker 1: him by the EW staff. BOP staff knew Mr. Epstein's
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  Speaker 1: cellmate had not returned from court as early as 1.50 p.m.
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  Speaker 1: that day. A review of the 30-minute round form's indicate
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  Speaker 1: unit rounds were not completed for the entire MW shift
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  Speaker 1: on August 10, 2019. However, a memorandum from Lt. Stanley
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  Speaker 1: Jean indicates Officer Tova Noel and Material Handler Supervisor Michael
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  Speaker 1: Thomas made a statement after Mr. Epstein's death that they
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  Speaker 1: did not complete proper 30-minute rounds at 3 a.m. or
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  Speaker 1: 5 a.m. Description of the scene. A detailed description of
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  Speaker 1: the scene was unavailable because the officers who discovered Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein did not write memorandums and could not be interviewed.
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  Speaker 1: According to the report of incident, on August 10, 2019,
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  Speaker 1: at approximately 6.33 a.m., while serving the breakfast meal in
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  Speaker 1: the SHU, Range 9 South, Mr. Epstein was found unresponsive
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  Speaker 1: in his cell. Staff reportedly called for medical assistance, activated
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  Speaker 1: the body alarm, and began life-saving measures. Arriving staff alleged
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  Speaker 1: they brought an automated external defibrillator and stretcher. Cardiopulmonary recitation, CPR,
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  Speaker 1: reportedly continued while the AED was placed on Epstein. The
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  Speaker 1: AED reportedly indicated no shock advised and CPR was continued. Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein was escorted to health services at approximately 6.39 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: and emergency medical services arrived at 6.43 a.m. He was
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  Speaker 1: transported to the local hospital At approximately 7.10 a.m., Mr.
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  Speaker 1: Epstein was pronounced deceased at 7.36 a.m. It was not
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  Speaker 1: possible to confirm this timeline without reviewing video footage. Conclusions, recommendations.
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  Speaker 1: A general appreciation of risk factors for suicide with sex
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  Speaker 1: offenders is necessary when reviewing Mr. Epstein's death. There are
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  Speaker 1: several common factors that increase risk for suicide in individuals
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  Speaker 1: with a history of sexual offense. These include stigma due
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  Speaker 1: to the nature of sexually based crimes both within society
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  Speaker 1: and the prison system, a disruption of the ability to
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  Speaker 1: utilize sex as a coping mechanism which can lead to
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  Speaker 1: increased levels of distress, and negative effect. And grief about
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  Speaker 1: loss experienced in regards to arrest. The grief may be
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  Speaker 1: secondary to the loss of former lifestyle, loss of physical items,
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  Speaker 1: or collection related to sexual offenses, and or loss of
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  Speaker 1: perceived relationship with victims. Other factors that may increase risk
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  Speaker 1: for suicide among individuals accused of sex offenses include safety concerns,
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  Speaker 1: potentially long sentences, and lack of skills, necessary to navigate
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  Speaker 1: social relationships in prison. Mr. Epstein was a high-profile pre-trial
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  Speaker 1: detainee awaiting trial on sex trafficking offenses. He had been
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  Speaker 1: a successful, wealthy businessman with a number of high-profile acquaintances
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  Speaker 1: that he accumulated through a combination of charisma, charm, and intelligence.
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  Speaker 1: Despite his many associates, he had limited, significant, or deep
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  Speaker 1: interpersonal ties. Although Mr. Epstein appeared to cultivate a large
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  Speaker 1: social and and professional network, he was estranged from his
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  Speaker 1: only brother. Indeed, his identity appeared to be based on
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  Speaker 1: his wealth, power, and association with other high-profile individuals. Approximately
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  Speaker 1: two and a half weeks before his death, Mr. Epstein
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  Speaker 1: appeared to attempt suicide, but ultimately denied it was a
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  Speaker 1: suicide attempt. He was convincing in his denial, at the time,
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  Speaker 1: he was saved because his cellmate notified BOP staff. In
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  Speaker 1: the weeks before his death, He made statements that he
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  Speaker 1: was a coward and was having difficulty adapting to his
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  Speaker 1: diminished circumstances. He also frequently referenced poor sleep and an
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  Speaker 1: inability to tolerate the noise of prison. On the day
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  Speaker 1: before his death, a number of documents in his case
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  Speaker 1: were unsealed, further eroding his previously enjoyed elevated status and
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  Speaker 1: potentially implicating some of his associates. Given his lack of
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  Speaker 1: significant interpersonal connection coupled with a complete loss of his
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  Speaker 1: status in both the community, and among associates, the idea
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  Speaker 1: of potentially spending his life in prison was likely intolerable. 1. Single-selling.
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  Speaker 1: It's recommended that all inmates be double-selled unless safety, concerns,
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  Speaker 1: or an odd number of inmates precludes this. Priority should
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  Speaker 1: be given to inmates with a history of mental illness,
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  Speaker 1: self-directed violence, recent stressors. It's recommended that a system of
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  Speaker 1: control be implemented explaining who will be notified when a
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  Speaker 1: suicide watch is where psychological observation ends, and how that
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  Speaker 1: communication will take place. Because this is a life safety issue,
• 22:41
  Speaker 1: the system of control, once approved by executive staff, should
• 22:45
  Speaker 1: be reviewed in formal meetings such staff recalls, department head meetings,
• 22:49
  Speaker 1: and lieutenant meetings. 2. Rounds. 30-minute rounds are required by P5500. 14,
• 22:57
  Speaker 1: Correctional Services Procedure Manual. 3. Cellmate Assignments. When Mr. Epstein
• 23:03
  Speaker 1: was placed in the shoe on July 7th, 2019, executive
• 23:06
  Speaker 1: staff decided Mr. Tartaglione would be his cellmate. As explained
• 23:11
  Speaker 1: by Dr. Redacted, input was not sought from psychology services,
• 23:15
  Speaker 1: and it's not clear if or how sex offender-specific needs
• 23:19
  Speaker 1: and associated risk were incorporated. Mr. Tartaglione was a high-profile inmate,
• 23:25
  Speaker 1: an ex-police officer charged in multiple murders. However, he and Epstein...
• 23:30
  Speaker 1: did not share risk associated with being sex offender and
• 23:33
  Speaker 1: their pairing may have aggravated Mr. Epstein's risk for self-directed violence.
• 23:38
  Speaker 1: In an effort to treat Mr. Epstein the same as
• 23:41
  Speaker 1: other inmates, a statement repeated by multiple staff, executive staff
• 23:45
  Speaker 1: may have inadvertently overlooked the need to consider significant unique
• 23:49
  Speaker 1: risk factors associated with individuals who have been charged with
• 23:53
  Speaker 1: convicted or convicted of a sex offense. On July 25th, 2019, Dr.
• 24:00
  Speaker 1: Redacted sent an email to Redacted Associate Warden explaining a
• 24:04
  Speaker 1: consultation between Dr. Redacted and Dr. Redacted, National Suicide Prevention Coordinator.
• 24:11
  Speaker 1: In the email, Dr. Redacted reviewed and consulted and recommended
• 24:15
  Speaker 1: from the Psychology Services Branch Central Office that Mr. Epstein
• 24:19
  Speaker 1: be housed with another inmate who had also been accused
• 24:23
  Speaker 1: of committing a sex offense. There is no evidence. This
• 24:26
  Speaker 1: information was considered beyond this email and and Mr. Epstein
• 24:29
  Speaker 1: was never housed with another sex-offending inmate. It's recommended executive
• 24:34
  Speaker 1: staff and correctional services staff include a psychologist in decisions
• 24:38
  Speaker 1: about cellmates as a means of incorporating expertise about suicide risk,
• 24:42
  Speaker 1: mental health needs, and interventions for psychological stability. 4. Documentation
• 24:49
  Speaker 1: Accuracy On July 23, 2019, Mr. Epstein was found unresponsive
• 24:55
  Speaker 1: in his cell. He had abrasions on his neck and knee.
• 24:58
  Speaker 1: There are inconsistencies between documents describing the circumstances of the scene.
• 25:04
  Speaker 1: In a general administrative note, in PDS-BEMR, Dr. Redacted documented
• 25:09
  Speaker 1: information received from an operations lieutenant redacted that Mr. Epstein
• 25:14
  Speaker 1: was found with a string loosely hanging around his neck.
• 25:18
  Speaker 1: In contrast, Officer Wilson-Silva, who responded to the emergency, wrote
• 25:22
  Speaker 1: in a memorandum dated July 23, 2019, in the memorandum,
• 25:24
  Speaker 1: Officer Wilson-Silva wrote he saw Mr. Epstein laying down near
• 25:30
  Speaker 1: his bunk with what appeared to be a piece of
• 25:33
  Speaker 1: handmade orange cloth around his neck. It's critical that all
• 25:37
  Speaker 1: descriptions of the incident accurately reflect objective evidence. Officer redacted,
• 25:43
  Speaker 1: wrote Mr. Epstein, an incident report for self-mutilation on July 23, 2019,
• 25:50
  Speaker 1: after he was found unresponsive in his cell. A special
• 25:53
  Speaker 1: investigative services threat assessment was completed. On August 2, 2019,
• 25:58
  Speaker 1: but results were inconclusive as to whether Mr. Epstein engaged
• 26:02
  Speaker 1: in self-directed violence, willingly fought with his cellmate, or was
• 26:06
  Speaker 1: assaulted by his cellmate. Although the incident report was written
• 26:10
  Speaker 1: in a timely manner, it presumed he engaged in self-directed
• 26:13
  Speaker 1: violence and neglected to consider the other options of fighting
• 26:17
  Speaker 1: an assault. Since it was unclear what had taken place
• 26:21
  Speaker 1: in Mr. Epstein's cell, there should have been three incident
• 26:24
  Speaker 1: reports written, one alleging Mr. Epstein engaging in self-mutilation One
• 26:28
  Speaker 1: alleging Mr. Epstein participated in a fight or assault without injury,
• 26:33
  Speaker 1: and a third alleging Mr. Tartaglione participated in a fault
• 26:38
  Speaker 1: or a fight or assault with injury. It's recommended that
• 26:42
  Speaker 1: staff remain open to all reasonable explanations for all behavior
• 26:46
  Speaker 1: and take appropriate action for all those possibilities until a
• 26:50
  Speaker 1: final determination is made. Dr. Redacted entered a psychology service
• 26:55
  Speaker 1: intake screening into PDS-BEMR on July 8, 2010. The document
• 27:01
  Speaker 1: has three typographical errors. She selected the no sexual offense
• 27:05
  Speaker 1: conviction checkbox when in fact Epstein was previously convicted of
• 27:10
  Speaker 1: solicitation of prostitution and procuring a person under the age
• 27:14
  Speaker 1: of 18 for prostitution. Second, Mr. Epstein was erroneously identified
• 27:19
  Speaker 1: as a black male in the document. Finally, there's one
• 27:22
  Speaker 1: instance where where he was mistakenly referred to as Mr. Brown. Dr.
• 27:28
  Speaker 1: Redacted completed a risk sexual abusiveness document on July 8th, 2019.
• 27:32
  Speaker 1: She marked history of prior prison sexual predation in the affirmative.
• 27:37
  Speaker 1: This is not accurate. Redacted, mid-level practitioner, completed a history
• 27:42
  Speaker 1: and physical on July 9th, 2019. An intake screening should
• 27:46
  Speaker 1: have been conducted within 24 hours of his entry into
• 27:50
  Speaker 1: Bureau custody. According to P6031. 04, Officer Redacted was responsible for
• 27:58
  Speaker 1: observing Mr. Epstein and documenting his behavior while on suicide
• 28:01
  Speaker 1: watch on July 23, 2019. Officer Redacted mistakenly used an
• 28:07
  Speaker 1: inmate suicide watch logbook between 1.40 a.m. and 6 a.m.
• 28:12
  Speaker 1: on July 23, 2019, when he should have been using
• 28:16
  Speaker 1: the staff suicide watch logbook. Inexplicably, Ms. Redacted, drug treatment specialist,
• 28:22
  Speaker 1: reportedly noticed this error and subsequently hand-copied all of Officer
• 28:27
  Speaker 1: Redacted's entries from 1.40 a.m. to 6 a.m. into the
• 28:31
  Speaker 1: staff suicide watch logbook. She then initialed the entries, and
• 28:35
  Speaker 1: this makes it appear as if she was the one
• 28:37
  Speaker 1: conducting the watch. This information was discovered and conveyed in
• 28:41
  Speaker 1: an email from Ms. Redacted, Associate Warden to Dr. Redacted,
• 28:46
  Speaker 1: with a carbon copy to Warden Redacted on August 12, 2019.
• 28:50
  Speaker 1: Of note, Ms. Redacted did not make an entry explaining
• 28:53
  Speaker 1: why she was making the logbook changes. Additionally, Ms. Redacted
• 28:57
  Speaker 1: then wrote entries for 6.15, 6.30, 6.45, and 7 a.m.
• 29:02
  Speaker 1: in the staff suicide watch logbook. These were not part
• 29:05
  Speaker 1: of the original entries made by Officer Redacted, nor was Ms.
• 29:08
  Speaker 1: Redacted assigned to work suicide watch post. It's recommended that
• 29:13
  Speaker 1: if a staff member makes an entry error, the staff
• 29:17
  Speaker 1: member should describe the error in the correct logbook. to
• 29:20
  Speaker 1: include indicating when they became aware of the error. The
• 29:24
  Speaker 1: staff member should then notify the chief psychologist. A review
• 29:27
  Speaker 1: of special housing unit records BP-A0292 revealed a number of
• 29:33
  Speaker 1: incomplete entries. The document is used to monitor provision and
• 29:37
  Speaker 1: receipt of basic services such as recreation, medical rounds, showers, meal, consumption, etc.
• 29:44
  Speaker 1: The officer in charge's signature is missing on 10 occasions
• 29:47
  Speaker 1: and a medical provider's signature is missing in 7 instances.
• 29:52
  Speaker 1: There are 6 instances which it's not clear if Mr.
• 29:56
  Speaker 1: Epstein ate his meal. There are nine instances in which
• 29:59
  Speaker 1: it's not clear if Mr. Epstein took a shower. There
• 30:01
  Speaker 1: are ten in which it's not clear if Mr. Epstein
• 30:04
  Speaker 1: was offered recreation. Corrective Service Manual requires accurate and complete
• 30:10
  Speaker 1: information on the BP-A0292. A review of psychology observation logbooks
• 30:17
  Speaker 1: revealed significant discrepancies from the approved Psychological Observation Procedural Memorandum
• 30:23
  Speaker 1: dated April 15, 2019. A correctional officer is required to
• 30:27
  Speaker 1: complete hourly rounds and sign the logbook. 179 out of
• 30:32
  Speaker 1: 183 round signatures were missing. The lieutenant is required to
• 30:37
  Speaker 1: sign the logbook one time per shift and signatures were
• 30:40
  Speaker 1: missing in 10 of 23 instances. A physician assistant is
• 30:44
  Speaker 1: required to sign one time per shift and 16 of
• 30:47
  Speaker 1: 16 instances were missing. It's recommended that a review of
• 30:52
  Speaker 1: psychological observation procedure be conducted. And if it can no
• 30:56
  Speaker 1: longer be effectively implemented, the program should be discontinued. All right, folks,
• 31:01
  Speaker 1: we're going to wrap up right here. And in the
• 31:02
  Speaker 1: next episode dealing with the topic, we're going to pick
• 31:05
  Speaker 1: up where we left off and finish this bad boy up.
• 31:08
  Speaker 1: All the information that goes with this episode can be
• 31:11
  Speaker 1: found in the description box. What's up, everyone? And welcome
• 31:15
  Speaker 1: to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. In this episode,
• 31:19
  Speaker 1: we're picking up where we left off with the MCC
• 31:22
  Speaker 1: psychological department and their explanation As to what happened to
• 31:27
  Speaker 1: Jeffrey Epstein. Number six, direct observation. Mr. Epstein was on
• 31:33
  Speaker 1: suicide watch from July 23rd, 2019 until July 24th, 2019.
• 31:35
  Speaker 1: While on suicide watch on July 23rd, 2019, Mr. Epstein
• 31:38
  Speaker 1: attended an attorney visit from approximately 1240 p.m. until 715 p.m.
• 31:40
  Speaker 1: During this time, He was without direct continuous observation by
• 31:56
  Speaker 1: a dedicated BOP staff member as required by P5324. 08. While
• 32:02
  Speaker 1: on psychological observation, he attended attorney visits on July 24,
• 32:06
  Speaker 1: 2019 for 11 1⁄2 hours, on July 25, 2019 for
• 32:08
  Speaker 1: 11 1⁄2 hours, on July 26, 2019 for 9 1⁄2 hours,
• 32:10
  Speaker 1: on July 27, 2019, 11,. 33 hours. On July 28th, 2019,
• 32:28
  Speaker 1: for 10.5 hours. And on July 29th, 2019, for 8 hours.
• 32:36
  Speaker 1: On July 30th, 2019, psychology observation was terminated. During these visits,
• 32:42
  Speaker 1: continuous observation by a dedicated BOP staff member was not
• 32:46
  Speaker 1: maintained as required by MCC New York Procedural Memorandum for
• 32:50
  Speaker 1: Psychological Observations. 7 follow-up. Mr. Epstein arrived at MCC, New
• 32:56
  Speaker 1: York on Saturday, July 6, 2019, while conducting the 10 p.m.
• 33:02
  Speaker 1: institution count that evening, redacted, facilities assistant, reported she observed Mr.
• 33:07
  Speaker 1: Epstein in his cell. In an email that she sent
• 33:10
  Speaker 1: to Dr. Redacted and Lieutenant Redacted later that evening, she
• 33:16
  Speaker 1: described Mr. Epstein as distraught, sad, and a little confused.
• 33:21
  Speaker 1: She said that she then asked Mr. Epstein if he
• 33:23
  Speaker 1: was okay, and he reportedly said he was. However, she
• 33:27
  Speaker 1: noted in her email, she was not convinced of this, adding,
• 33:31
  Speaker 1: he seems dazed and withdrawn. She went on to say,
• 33:35
  Speaker 1: so just to be on the safe side and prevent
• 33:38
  Speaker 1: any suicidal thoughts, can someone from psychology come and talk
• 33:42
  Speaker 1: to him? Despite the fact that Lieutenant Redacted opened this email,
• 33:47
  Speaker 1: there is no evidence that he contacted the on-call psychologist,
• 33:50
  Speaker 1: as is required by P5324. 08 Suicide Prevention Program. Additionally, if Ms.
• 33:58
  Speaker 1: Redacted was concerned about suicide risk, P5324. 08 Suicide Program requires
• 34:07
  Speaker 1: her to maintain direct, continuous observation of Mr. Epstein. When Dr.
• 34:12
  Speaker 1: Redacted opened the email the following Monday morning, Mr. Epstein
• 34:16
  Speaker 1: was evaluated by Dr. Redacted at approximately 9.30 a.m. Mr.
• 34:22
  Speaker 1: Epstein was denied bail on Thursday, July 18th, 2019. This
• 34:26
  Speaker 1: was a significant disappointment for Mr. Epstein and likely challenged
• 34:30
  Speaker 1: his ability and willingness to adapt to incarceration. Given the
• 34:35
  Speaker 1: potential impact of the judge's decision, a psychologist should have
• 34:38
  Speaker 1: assessed Mr. Epstein's mental status upon his return to the institution.
• 34:43
  Speaker 1: The BOP developed a sentry assignment of PsyAlert for purposes
• 34:48
  Speaker 1: such as this. Specifically, PsyAlert is used to ensure, if
• 34:52
  Speaker 1: movement occurs, that all staff consider the special, psychological, and
• 34:58
  Speaker 1: management conditions and related risks associated with the inmate. Furthermore, P5324. 07
• 35:06
  Speaker 1: Sentry Psychology Alert Function states, when a decision to move
• 35:11
  Speaker 1: any PsyAlert inmate occurs, any special psychological needs of the
• 35:16
  Speaker 1: inmate are reviewed and considered, by psychology services staff and
• 35:20
  Speaker 1: any safety and security concerns are highlighted from non-psychology services staff.
• 35:26
  Speaker 1: Psychologists should use the PsyAlert assignment more frequently with high-profile
• 35:30
  Speaker 1: cases and with inmates who have a history of charge
• 35:34
  Speaker 1: of sex offense. Both of these groups of inmates are
• 35:37
  Speaker 1: susceptible to exaggerated or unrealistic fears about correctional settings and
• 35:42
  Speaker 1: experience stress associated during movement and periods of transition. e.g.
• 35:49
  Speaker 1: cell unit changes, movement to and from court, institutional movement,
• 35:54
  Speaker 1: and release of information through the media. Mr. Epstein was
• 35:58
  Speaker 1: reportedly in court on July 31, 2019. It's unknown what
• 36:03
  Speaker 1: time he returned to MCC, New York, because this information
• 36:07
  Speaker 1: was not entered in Sentry. Regardless, upon his return, The
• 36:12
  Speaker 1: United States Marshal Service, USMS, provided R & D staff
• 36:16
  Speaker 1: with a prisoner of custody alert notice regarding Mr. Epstein.
• 36:20
  Speaker 1: The notice indicated Mr. Epstein had MTL, mental concern, suicidal tendencies.
• 36:26
  Speaker 1: The USMSS requested R & D staff sign the form,
• 36:31
  Speaker 1: and then they departed with the signed copy. On August 1, 2019,
• 36:34
  Speaker 1: at 8.46 a.m., Dr. Redacted sent Dr. Redacted an email
• 36:36
  Speaker 1: reporting that she had just become aware of the above information.
• 36:45
  Speaker 1: In the absence of additional information about this notation, this
• 36:49
  Speaker 1: should have been considered a referral to psychology. About a
• 36:53
  Speaker 1: potentially suicidal inmate and procedures should have been followed as
• 36:57
  Speaker 1: outlined in P5. 324. 08 Suicide Prevention Program. Specifically, when a staff
• 37:05
  Speaker 1: member becomes aware an inmate may be thinking about suicide
• 37:08
  Speaker 1: during normal working hours, That staff member must contact psychology
• 37:13
  Speaker 1: services and maintain the inmate under direct, continuous observation until
• 37:18
  Speaker 1: he is placed on suicide watch or seen by a psychologist.
• 37:23
  Speaker 1: There is no evidence Mr. Epstein was monitored under these
• 37:26
  Speaker 1: conditions from the time he returned from court until he
• 37:29
  Speaker 1: was seen by Dr. Redacted for a suicide risk assessment
• 37:33
  Speaker 1: on August 1, 2019 at approximately 1.30 p.m. Number 8.
• 37:40
  Speaker 1: Inmate Accountability and Assignment Accuracy. According to a Century Quarters
• 37:45
  Speaker 1: roster generated on August 10, 2010, at 12.51 a.m., there
• 37:50
  Speaker 1: were three inmates assigned to Mr. Epstein's shoe cell, Z04-206LAD,
• 37:57
  Speaker 1: including him at the time of his death. However, his
• 38:01
  Speaker 1: shoe cell was only double occupancy. Inmate Patrick Avila, Inmate
• 38:07
  Speaker 1: Gregory Ferrer, and Mr. Epstein were all assigned to the
• 38:10
  Speaker 1: same cell. On August 13, 2019, at 12.06 p.m. and 12.08 p.m.,
• 38:17
  Speaker 1: we generated a quarters history roster for inmate Avila and Ferreira, respectively.
• 38:23
  Speaker 1: Inmate Avila's cell assignment was Z04206-LAD from August 5, 2009
• 38:26
  Speaker 1: until August 11, 2019, when he was moved to cell 704212-UAD.
• 38:39
  Speaker 1: Inmate Ferrer's cell assignment was Z04206UAD from August 1, 2019
• 38:42
  Speaker 1: until August 11, 2019 when he was moved to cell Z04207LAD.
• 38:44
  Speaker 1: We then generated a quarters history roster for Mr. Epstein
• 38:46
  Speaker 1: on August 13, 2019 at 9.07 a.m. His cell assignment
• 38:48
  Speaker 1: was Z04-206LAD From July 29, 2019 until August 10, 2019.
• 39:15
  Speaker 1: On Monday, August 12, 2019, photographs of name tags on
• 39:19
  Speaker 1: shoe cell doors and shoe locator forms were sent to
• 39:22
  Speaker 1: the Correctional Service Department in the Northeast Region. The shoe
• 39:26
  Speaker 1: locator form is dated August 9, 2019. 2019. It shows inmate
• 39:32
  Speaker 1: Ferrer in cell 207L. Sentry states he was moved to
• 39:36
  Speaker 1: the cell on August 11th, 2019. Inmate Epstein is in
• 39:43
  Speaker 1: cell 220L. Sentry never shows him in this cell along
• 39:46
  Speaker 1: with inmate Reyes. The locator shows inmate Copper, and inmate
• 39:51
  Speaker 1: Dockery in cell 206. The photo sheets show the cell
• 39:55
  Speaker 1: being 220 with inmate Epstein and Reyes identification cards on
• 39:59
  Speaker 1: the door. Inmate Reyes, Efren, registration number 85993-054 was in
• 40:04
  Speaker 1: cell Z06-220U from August 5th, 2019 to August 9th, 2019.
• 40:06
  Speaker 1: MCC has four suicide watch cells and each is for
• 40:20
  Speaker 1: single occupancy use. The suicide watch cells are located in
• 40:25
  Speaker 1: health services, each cell is abbreviated with the unit code H01,
• 40:29
  Speaker 1: in Sentry followed by the four-digit cell number. The doors
• 40:33
  Speaker 1: are identified by a painted number from 1 to 4.
• 40:37
  Speaker 1: Two reviews are conducted. The first, revealed Mr. Epstein, was
• 40:41
  Speaker 1: in H01-001L, according to Sentry, but the suicide watch log
• 40:47
  Speaker 1: books indicate that he was in cell 4. A second
• 40:50
  Speaker 1: review was conducted on April 13, 2019, while there were
• 40:54
  Speaker 1: four inmates on these cells. Sentry showed two inmates assigned
• 40:59
  Speaker 1: to HO1001L, one assigned to H01-02L, and the fourth inmate
• 41:06
  Speaker 1: assigned to a general population housing unit. Through physical observation
• 41:11
  Speaker 1: of the dedicated suicide watch cells, there were four H01
• 41:14
  Speaker 1: cells assigned. However, a review of the BOPWARE inmate housing
• 41:19
  Speaker 1: format only shows three cells. Inmate movement and assignment are
• 41:24
  Speaker 1: not accurately reflected in sentry as required by P5500. 14 Correctional
• 41:31
  Speaker 1: Service Procedure Manual. 9. Attorney Logbooks Four logbooks were not
• 41:37
  Speaker 1: secured following Mr. Epstein's death. Specifically, three attorney logbooks located
• 41:42
  Speaker 1: in the Attorney Visiting and Front Lobby Areas and an
• 41:45
  Speaker 1: inmate search log book located in the attorney visiting area
• 41:48
  Speaker 1: were not secured. All four books were still in use
• 41:52
  Speaker 1: at the outset of the reconstruction and after the reconstruction
• 41:55
  Speaker 1: team advised staff to secure them. P5324. 08 states, in the
• 42:00
  Speaker 1: event of suicide, institution staff, particularly correctional staff, and other
• 42:06
  Speaker 1: law enforcement personnel will handle the site with the same
• 42:09
  Speaker 1: level of protection as any crime scene in which a
• 42:12
  Speaker 1: death has occurred. The policy further states, all possible evidence
• 42:17
  Speaker 1: and documentation will be preserved to provide data and support
• 42:21
  Speaker 1: for subsequent investigations and investigators doing the psychological reconstruction. Further,
• 42:27
  Speaker 1: a review of the attorney logbooks identified many errors and
• 42:31
  Speaker 1: signify a systematic concern. For example, there were two concurrently
• 42:35
  Speaker 1: open attorney logbooks in the attorney visiting area. Further, the
• 42:39
  Speaker 1: different purposes of the two attorney logbooks, one in the
• 42:42
  Speaker 1: attorney visit area and one in the front lobby, could
• 42:45
  Speaker 1: not be explained. BOP staff were unable to articulate a
• 42:50
  Speaker 1: system of control for the logbooks, and during reconstruction, some
• 42:54
  Speaker 1: of the logbooks could not be accounted for. Within the logbooks,
• 42:58
  Speaker 1: entries were made out of the chronological order, attorneys did
• 43:01
  Speaker 1: not consistently sign in and out, and significant information was
• 43:06
  Speaker 1: illegible or missing, columns were not consistently labeled, logbook opening
• 43:11
  Speaker 1: and closing dates were inconsistent, and the cover had been
• 43:14
  Speaker 1: torn off several books. At the current time, these logbooks
• 43:18
  Speaker 1: are not functioning as an adequate system of control and monitoring. 10.
• 43:23
  Speaker 1: Automatic External Defibrillators A review of available AEDs in the
• 43:28
  Speaker 1: institution revealed that the list used for accountability and inspection
• 43:32
  Speaker 1: purposes was inaccurate and incomplete. 11. Post Orders and SHU
• 43:37
  Speaker 1: Training SHU post-order sign-in sheets were reviewed for the third
• 43:41
  Speaker 1: quarter of spanning June 9, 2019 to September 7, 2019.
• 43:48
  Speaker 1: Officer L. Gray failed to sign post orders for shoe
• 43:51
  Speaker 1: number three post. Quarterly shoe training sign-in sheets were reviewed.
• 43:56
  Speaker 1: The 2019 third quarter shoe training was conducted on June 6, 2019.
• 44:02
  Speaker 1: Three staff assigned to the third quarter shoe roster in
• 44:06
  Speaker 1: shoe did not attend or receive the shoe training. Officer Redacted,
• 44:11
  Speaker 1: Officer Redacted, and Officer Redacted. 12. Staffing The Drug Abuse
• 44:16
  Speaker 1: Program Coordinator position at MCC New York was abolished during
• 44:20
  Speaker 1: Phase 1 of Staff Realignment during Fiscal Year 2018. Re-establishing
• 44:26
  Speaker 1: the Drug Abuse Program Coordinator position would provide the institution
• 44:30
  Speaker 1: with an additional supervised re-psychologist to provide critical clinical service.
• 44:36
  Speaker 1: Staffing in the Correctional Service Department was is relevant to
• 44:39
  Speaker 1: the reconstruction. However, the details about this topic are provided
• 44:43
  Speaker 1: in the after-action review completed separately from the report. 13.
• 44:47
  Speaker 1: Case Conceptualization A broad understanding of risk factors associated with
• 44:53
  Speaker 1: sex offenders by staff at MCC New York did not
• 44:57
  Speaker 1: appear to be present but was vital to his adjustment
• 45:00
  Speaker 1: and safety in prison. There is limited time for psychologists
• 45:03
  Speaker 1: to dedicate extended periods conceptualizing cases. However, It's recommended in
• 45:09
  Speaker 1: particularly complex and high-profile cases in order to provide the
• 45:14
  Speaker 1: effective psychological interventions and maximize support for executive staff management
• 45:19
  Speaker 1: of inmates. The documents examined. TrueIntel Download Report of Incident 583, 586,
• 45:27
  Speaker 1: and Global Report. TrueView. Money Exchanged. Phone, Email, and Visitor Lists. Calls, Messages, Visits. Timeline. TrueScope. logs,
• 45:37
  Speaker 1: high-risk inmates, inmate lists, etc., staff memorandums, staff email, photographs
• 45:43
  Speaker 1: of the scene, deceased autopsy, video showing scene and staff response,
• 45:48
  Speaker 1: sentry documentation, SIS case file index, psychology file, PDS-BEMR, psychological
• 45:55
  Speaker 1: observation procedural memorandum, post orders, lieutenant logs, attorney logs, staff roster,
• 46:02
  Speaker 1: medical information records, BOP 24-hour death report, Pre-sentence report. Notes
• 46:08
  Speaker 1: left behind by deceased. Timeline. Autopsy request and report. Inmate
• 46:13
  Speaker 1: central file. Court return screening form. Prisoner remand form. USM-129.
• 46:19
  Speaker 1: Individual custody detention report. Prisoner custody alert notice. Staff sign
• 46:25
  Speaker 1: and log. One week prior to suicide. Detention orders. 30-minute
• 46:29
  Speaker 1: shoe rounds. And the BP-292s and 295s. All right, so
• 46:35
  Speaker 1: that's what psychology... That MCC came up with. After Epstein's death.
• 46:41
  Speaker 1: Now does it sound to you. Like they're sure of
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  Speaker 1: what went down. Because it sure seems to me. That
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  Speaker 1: they have no idea what happened in that jail cell.
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  Speaker 1: That Epstein was sharing. With Nicholas Tartaglione. And if the
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  Speaker 1: BOP is lying about that. What else are they lying about.
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  Speaker 1: And why. And that of course. Is the million dollar question.
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  Speaker 1: All the information that goes with this episode. Can be
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