1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,839 Speaker 1: And welcome back to the Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, 2 00:00:04,879 --> 00:00:07,639 we're going to pick up the conversation with the Inspector 3 00:00:07,679 --> 00:00:11,359 General's report into the death of Jeffrey Epstein and the 4 00:00:11,359 --> 00:00:15,640 circumstances surrounding it in the last episode we left off. 5 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:21,120 After we were done discussing methodology, now comes applicable law 6 00:00:21,399 --> 00:00:27,640 regulations and BOP policy Section A Standards of Conduct. The 7 00:00:27,679 --> 00:00:31,440 Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch 8 00:00:31,839 --> 00:00:35,399 sets out general principles that are designed to ensure that 9 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:39,439 every citizen can have complete confidence in the integrity of 10 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,920 the federal government. Among other things, these standards require that 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,039 every federal employee use official time in an honest effort 12 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:53,119 to perform official duties. The Ethical regulations also mandate that 13 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:58,320 federal employees not use federal property for other than authorized 14 00:00:58,359 --> 00:01:04,400 activitiesp Policy Program Statement thirty four to twenty dot eleven 15 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:09,439 Standards of Employee Conduct, imposes several additional standards of conduct 16 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:13,519 on its employees. At all times, BOP employees must conduct 17 00:01:13,519 --> 00:01:17,599 themselves in a manner that fosters respect for the Bureau 18 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,599 of Prisons, the Department of Justice, and the US government. 19 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:26,000 Because in attention to duty in a correctional environment can 20 00:01:26,079 --> 00:01:30,599 result in escapes, assaults, and other incidents. BOP employees are 21 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:34,760 required to remain fully alert and attentive during duty hours. 22 00:01:35,239 --> 00:01:40,120 BOP policy provides that employees can use government property for 23 00:01:40,359 --> 00:01:45,599 authorized purposes only, and further specifies that personal use of 24 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,480 government office equipment, such as computers, will not take place 25 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:55,200 during official working hours. BOP policy requires that employees obey 26 00:01:55,239 --> 00:01:59,799 the orders of their superiors at all times. Section B 27 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:05,480 false statements and lack of candor Under federal law, whoever, 28 00:02:05,719 --> 00:02:09,560 in any matter within the jurisdiction of the Executive Branch 29 00:02:09,599 --> 00:02:13,199 of the Government of the United States, knowingly and wilfully 30 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,800 makes or uses any false writing or document, knowing the 31 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:22,840 same to contain any material, false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement 32 00:02:23,159 --> 00:02:28,280 or entry, has violated Title eighteen US Code, Section one 33 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:32,199 zero zero one A and three. The terms knowingly and 34 00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:35,879 wilfully mean that the subject acted with the knowledge that 35 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,560 the conduct was, in a general sense, prohibited by law. 36 00:02:40,159 --> 00:02:43,240 It is not required that the subject was aware of 37 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,759 the existence of Section one zero zero one. Under the 38 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:52,560 BOP standards of conduct discussed above, employees are required to 39 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:58,199 cooperate fully with the investigations, which includes providing all pertinent 40 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:04,159 information they may have and truthfully responding to questions. Part 41 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:10,280 C Relevant BOP policies regarding the operation of correctional facilities 42 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:16,439 one Special housing units. Shoes within GOP facilities are governed 43 00:03:16,479 --> 00:03:22,000 by Federal Regulations twenty eight CFR five forty one dot 44 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:26,080 twenty one DASH five forty one dot thirty three. These 45 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:30,560 regulations provide that the BOP may establish shoes where inmates 46 00:03:30,599 --> 00:03:36,000 are securely separated from the general inmate population. These regulations 47 00:03:36,039 --> 00:03:40,680 and BOP Policy Program Statement fifty two seventy dot eleven 48 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,439 Special housing Units explain that inmates in the shoe are 49 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:51,879 either on administrative detention or disciplinary segregation status. Administrative segregation 50 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:56,800 status is a non punitive designation that removes an inmate 51 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,199 from the general population when necessary to ensure the safety, security, 52 00:04:01,479 --> 00:04:06,120 and orderly operation of correctional facilities or protect the public. 53 00:04:06,639 --> 00:04:09,400 There are several reasons an inmate can be placed in 54 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,960 administrative detention status, including when an inmate's presence in the 55 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,040 general inmate population presents a threat to self or others, 56 00:04:18,399 --> 00:04:22,879 or when administrative detention status is necessary for the protection 57 00:04:23,199 --> 00:04:27,040 of the inmate. Assignment to the Shoe for protection. Reasons 58 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,519 can be based on being a victim of an assault, 59 00:04:29,959 --> 00:04:34,000 acting or being perceived as an informant, refusing to enter 60 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:39,680 general population, or because of staff concerns about the inmate safety. 61 00:04:40,319 --> 00:04:44,079 Inmates in the Shoe are securely separated from the general 62 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,800 population inmates and are kept locked in their cell when 63 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,839 in their assignedier within the Shoe. As discussed in greater 64 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:56,399 detail in Chapter four, witnesses told the OIG that Shoe 65 00:04:56,399 --> 00:04:59,920 inmates are locked in their cells for approximately twenty three 66 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:05,639 hours a day. BOP policy provides that weather and resources permitting, 67 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:09,519 Shoe inmates will have the opportunity to exercise outside their 68 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:14,279 quarters five hours per calendar week. Under federal regulations and 69 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:19,600 BOP policy, Shoe inmates ordinarily have the opportunity to shower 70 00:05:19,759 --> 00:05:23,040 at least three times a week, typically on different days, 71 00:05:23,079 --> 00:05:26,920 in one hour periods. Shoe inmates may also be escorted 72 00:05:27,319 --> 00:05:31,040 from their cells by mcc new York staff for visits, 73 00:05:31,319 --> 00:05:37,279 including legal visits, court appearances, medical and psychological attention. The 74 00:05:37,399 --> 00:05:42,120 mcc new York Shoe post orders require that all visitors 75 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,600 to the Shoe be documented in a visitor log, and 76 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,759 that any inmate visiting the shoe, such as inmates on 77 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:53,480 work details, be searched visually and with a handheld metal 78 00:05:53,519 --> 00:05:59,079 detector without exception. The mcc New York Shoe Post orders 79 00:05:59,199 --> 00:06:03,360 also require that food cards be searched inside and out 80 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,000 before being brought into a shoe cell block, and that 81 00:06:07,079 --> 00:06:10,120 all meals be delivered to each inmates cell through the 82 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:14,720 food slot in the inmates lock cell door. BOP policy 83 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,920 provides that inmates housed in the shoe for thirty continuous 84 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,519 calendar days are to be examined and interviewed by a 85 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:26,279 mental health staff member to assess the inmates adjustment and 86 00:06:26,399 --> 00:06:31,439 the threat presented to self or others. BOP policy also 87 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:36,040 requires that all staff assigned to the shoe participate in 88 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:41,600 quarterly training on, among other things, orderly supervision, suicide prevention, 89 00:06:42,079 --> 00:06:46,879 and security procedures relating to the unit. When a staff 90 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,480 member is assigned to the shoe at the last minute 91 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,879 and has not completed the quarterly training, the staff member 92 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,480 must be advised of the general requirements of a shoe 93 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:01,639 post and be permitted to ask questions about the duties. Two. 94 00:07:02,399 --> 00:07:08,199 Inmate accountability a headcount. Inmate counts serve as an important 95 00:07:08,199 --> 00:07:11,720 security function, and they enable CEOs to ensure that all 96 00:07:11,759 --> 00:07:15,800 inmates are accounted for and present at the appropriate location 97 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:21,120 within the facility. BOP policy requires that each institution conduct 98 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:25,360 at a minimum five official inmate counts during every twenty 99 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,519 four hour period, and that on weekends and holidays an 100 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:32,319 additional account will be conducted at ten am. At least 101 00:07:32,319 --> 00:07:35,199 one count a day during the week, and two counts 102 00:07:35,199 --> 00:07:39,319 a day on weekends and holidays must be stand up counts, 103 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,639 which means that inmates are required to stand when they 104 00:07:42,639 --> 00:07:47,360 are counted. Mcc new York Shoe post orders designate that 105 00:07:47,519 --> 00:07:51,519 counts must occur at twelve am, three am, five am, 106 00:07:51,839 --> 00:07:54,560 four pm, and that stand up counts are to be 107 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:58,439 conducted at ten pm daily and also at ten am 108 00:07:58,519 --> 00:08:03,600 on weekends and federal holidays. The BOP requires that each 109 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:07,000 count be conducted by at least two officers, one of 110 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:10,439 whom will count the inmates while the other observes the 111 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:14,959 unit for any unauthorized movement from the end of the tier. 112 00:08:15,639 --> 00:08:19,079 This requirement is also set out in the mcc new 113 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,959 York Shoe post orders. The two officers will then switch 114 00:08:23,079 --> 00:08:26,959 rolls and compare the count numbers. If the totals do 115 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,560 not match, then the officers must conduct another count in 116 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:34,960 the same manner. When conducting the count, officers are required 117 00:08:35,159 --> 00:08:38,720 to observe each inmate's body and not rely solely on 118 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:43,639 movement or sound. Officers conducting the count relay the count 119 00:08:43,759 --> 00:08:47,480 verbally to the control center, which maintains the master count 120 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:51,279 of all inmates, and then remain in the unit until 121 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,879 the control center accepts the count. If a count reported 122 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,240 verbally does not match the master count, then the control 123 00:08:58,279 --> 00:09:01,960 center must notify the Operations lieutenant and the staff members 124 00:09:02,279 --> 00:09:05,720 must recount the inmates. If the second count does not 125 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:09,919 match the master count, then the Operations lieutenant will order 126 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,639 a bedbook count. That is, when inmates are counted using 127 00:09:13,639 --> 00:09:16,960 their picture cards, which are on file in the control center. 128 00:09:17,519 --> 00:09:20,120 A lieutenant must take at least one count in the 129 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:24,600 morning and one in the evening. Correctional staff prepare count 130 00:09:24,639 --> 00:09:28,360 slips for each count, which must be prepared in inc, 131 00:09:28,519 --> 00:09:32,919 signed by both officers, and retained for thirty days. Count 132 00:09:32,919 --> 00:09:36,799 slips may not be altered. BOP policy provides that the 133 00:09:36,879 --> 00:09:40,679 official count will not be cleared until all count slips 134 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:45,480 are received and verified in the control center. B thirty 135 00:09:45,519 --> 00:09:50,639 minute rounds. The GOP uses additional accountability measures for inmates 136 00:09:50,799 --> 00:09:56,159 who are in administrative detention or disciplinary segregation IE for 137 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,879 those detained in CHEW. In such cases, a correctional staff 138 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,360 member must observe all inmates at least twice an hour, 139 00:10:03,759 --> 00:10:07,519 once during the first thirty minutes eg. Twelve am to 140 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,639 twelve thirty am, and again during the second thirty minutes eg. 141 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:16,240 Twelve thirty am to one am. BOP policy provides that 142 00:10:16,279 --> 00:10:20,600 these rounds are to be conducted on an irregular schedule 143 00:10:20,919 --> 00:10:24,600 and no more than forty minutes apart. These same requirements 144 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,600 for rounds are also described in the post orders for 145 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:34,200 the MCC's New York Shoe ce documentation regarding inmate status 146 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:40,240 and confinement. BOP policy also provides that each institution must 147 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:44,320 prepare a daily change Transfer sheet, which indicates changes to 148 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:50,120 an inmate status, including housing and job assignments, and medical convalescence. 149 00:10:50,639 --> 00:10:54,879 The mcc New York Shoe post orders require that correctional 150 00:10:54,919 --> 00:10:58,039 staff assigned to the Shoe create a shoe file for 151 00:10:58,159 --> 00:11:01,559 each inmate housed in that unit, and that morning watch 152 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:06,360 officers audit the inmate files every night. The MCC New 153 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:11,039 York Shoe post orders further specify that all pertinent information 154 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,960 about an inmate's confinement should be noted on a special 155 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:19,440 Housing unit record form BP two ninety two, and that 156 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:23,960 shoe officers must maintain a log of pertinent information regarding 157 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:28,399 inmate activity and enter such information into the BOP computer 158 00:11:28,519 --> 00:11:33,919 system true Scope, which provides institution staff with detailed inmate 159 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:39,320 and institution security related information and provides unit officers an 160 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:45,679 electronic of en log d sell searches. BOP policy requires 161 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:51,399 that BOP staff routinely and irregularly search housing units, too, 162 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:56,879 among other things, to maintain sanitary standards and eliminate safety hazards. 163 00:11:57,279 --> 00:12:01,320 The mcc New York shoe post orders require that officers 164 00:12:01,399 --> 00:12:04,639 assigned to the shoe conduct searches of the shoe common 165 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,919 areas and sells, and that the entire shoe be searched 166 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:12,720 every week. BOP policy and mcc new York shoe post 167 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:18,200 orders require written documentation of each housing unit search. Three. 168 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:26,080 Psychological screening, a initial screening pursue into BOP policy governing 169 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:30,519 inmates in pre trial Detention Status program. All pre trial 170 00:12:30,519 --> 00:12:34,559 inmates must have an initial risk needs assessment screening within 171 00:12:34,639 --> 00:12:38,399 forty eight hours of admission to the institution. The goal 172 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:43,080 of this screening is to determine the inmates security, medical, psychological, 173 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:48,240 and or other special needs. The BOP also requires that 174 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:53,240 institutions screen pre trial inmates returning from court, as events 175 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:57,159 at court may alter the inmates separation and or security needs. 176 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:02,039 BOP policy further recognizes that there are often high security, 177 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,919 high profile inmates who may present a significant threat to 178 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:10,240 themselves or others, and that the need to identify and 179 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:17,799 monitor these inmates regularly is paramount b suicide prevention. The 180 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:22,840 BOP suicide prevention program is governed by federal regulations twenty 181 00:13:22,879 --> 00:13:27,759 eight CFR Section five fifty two dot forty Dash five 182 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:31,879 fifty two dot forty two, which require the BP to 183 00:13:32,039 --> 00:13:36,759 establish a suicide prevention program to identify and manage potentially 184 00:13:37,039 --> 00:13:42,559 suicidal inmates. Pursuingto these regulations, when an inmate identified as 185 00:13:42,639 --> 00:13:46,240 being at risk for committing suicide, BOP staff must place 186 00:13:46,279 --> 00:13:49,720 the inmate on suicide watch until the inmate is no 187 00:13:49,799 --> 00:13:55,519 longer an eminent risk. BOP policy program Statement fifty three 188 00:13:55,639 --> 00:14:00,159 twenty four dot zero eight suicide Prevention program require is 189 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:04,320 that medical staff screen all new inmates ordinarrowly within twenty 190 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:10,320 four hours for signs of being suicidal. However, at MCCs 191 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,879 among other facilities with high rates of admission and short 192 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:19,879 lengths of stays, comprehensive psychological intake conducted by psychology services 193 00:14:20,279 --> 00:14:24,320 ordinarily will be performed only on inmates who are suspected 194 00:14:24,639 --> 00:14:30,200 of being suicidal or who appear psychologically unstable. Inmates in 195 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:34,200 the Shoe are monitored more closely, and inmates exhibiting signs 196 00:14:34,279 --> 00:14:37,679 of potential suicide risk are referred to the shift lieutenant. 197 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:42,360 BOP policy recognizes that inmates who are placed in the 198 00:14:42,399 --> 00:14:45,720 shoe due to a request for protective custody are at 199 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:49,360 greater risk for committing suicide and should therefore be screened 200 00:14:50,039 --> 00:14:54,360 for suicidal ideation within seventy two hours of arriving in 201 00:14:54,440 --> 00:15:00,000 the shoe. BOP policy explicitly states that staff must never 202 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:04,639 take lightly any inmate suicide threats. Any staff member who 203 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,120 has reason to believe that an inmate may be suicidal 204 00:15:08,399 --> 00:15:15,039 should ordinarily maintain the inmate under direct continuous observation. Every 205 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:19,399 BOP institution must have one or more rooms, ordinarily in 206 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:23,720 the health services area, dedicated to inmates placed on suicide watch. 207 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:28,840 Suicide watch may be conducted by specially trained staff or inmates. 208 00:15:29,159 --> 00:15:32,919 For inmates placed on suicide watch, the specially trained staff 209 00:15:33,039 --> 00:15:37,679 or inmate maintains continuous observation of the inmate believed to 210 00:15:37,679 --> 00:15:41,759 be at risk of committing suicide. Following suicide watch and 211 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:45,480 based on clinical findings, following a face to face evaluation, 212 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,919 the inmate will be removed from suicide watch or transferred 213 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:54,720 to a medical referral or a health care facility. Psychological 214 00:15:54,759 --> 00:15:59,519 observation is a less restrictive form of individual monitoring that 215 00:15:59,639 --> 00:16:03,440 is used for inmates who are stabilizing and not yet 216 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:08,960 prepared for replacement in general population or restrictive housing. While 217 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:12,519 on suicide watch, the inmate is normally required to wear 218 00:16:12,559 --> 00:16:15,799 a suicide watch gown and will be allowed a suicide 219 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:20,440 watch blanket. As discussed in greater detail in Chapter four, 220 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,159 witnesses told the OIG that an inmate is placed on 221 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:28,679 suicide watch when the inmate is believed to be eminently suicidal. 222 00:16:29,399 --> 00:16:33,720 During suicide watch, the inmate is under constant observation by staff. 223 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,440 The cell lights are on twenty four hours a day, 224 00:16:36,759 --> 00:16:39,960 and the inmate is given a special mattress, blankets, and 225 00:16:40,039 --> 00:16:45,200 a smock to wear. Although psychological observation is a lower classification. 226 00:16:45,639 --> 00:16:50,080 Witnesses told the OIG that at mcc new York, the 227 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:54,919 psychological observation was the same as a suicide watch, except 228 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,080 that inmates were allowed to have their clothing and some 229 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:02,879 materials such as books as determined by the psychology department. 230 00:17:03,399 --> 00:17:07,559 At mcc new York, psychological observation was used to see 231 00:17:07,599 --> 00:17:10,920 how an inmate was doing before releasing the inmate to 232 00:17:11,039 --> 00:17:17,480 a housing unit. Luckily, suicide response. Recognizing that failure to 233 00:17:17,799 --> 00:17:22,240 appropriately respond to an emergency can jeopardize the safety of 234 00:17:22,279 --> 00:17:26,799 staff and inmates and the security of the institution, the 235 00:17:26,799 --> 00:17:33,079 BOP Standards of Employee Conduct require that employees respond immediately, effectively, 236 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:39,000 and appropriately during all emergency situations. The mcc new York 237 00:17:39,039 --> 00:17:43,519 General Housing Unit post orders outline the required response to 238 00:17:43,599 --> 00:17:48,640 a suspected inmate suicide. These orders require that mcc new 239 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:53,079 York staff notify the Operations Lieutenant and Control Center of 240 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:57,200 the situation. The orders further provide that once there is 241 00:17:57,319 --> 00:18:01,519 adequate staff present, immediate action must be taken to open 242 00:18:01,559 --> 00:18:06,000 the inmates airway and initiate CPR. Even if mcc new 243 00:18:06,039 --> 00:18:09,240 York staff believe that the inmate has been dead for 244 00:18:09,279 --> 00:18:12,880 a period of time. Mcc New York staff are to 245 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:17,319 continue CPR until they are relieved by medical staff or 246 00:18:17,519 --> 00:18:22,000 another rescuer. The BOP policy governing crime scenes and the 247 00:18:22,039 --> 00:18:26,039 collection of evidence provides that the need to immediately attend 248 00:18:26,279 --> 00:18:30,119 to an apparent suicide victim, undertake life saving measures, and 249 00:18:30,319 --> 00:18:34,359 ensure inmate and staff safety take precedent over efforts to 250 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:42,000 preserve a crime scene. Five Inmate Discipline. Federal Regulations twenty 251 00:18:42,039 --> 00:18:46,319 eight c DOT FR five forty one Dot one DASH 252 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:50,680 five forty one Dot eight and BOP Policy establish an 253 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:55,160 inmate discipline program which is designed to ensure the safety, security, 254 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:59,680 and orderly operation of correctional facilities, as well as the 255 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:04,680 protection of the public. The Inmate Discipline Program applies to 256 00:19:04,759 --> 00:19:09,559 all inmates in BOP custody, including inmates with pending criminal charges. 257 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,759 One of the guiding principles of this program is that 258 00:19:12,839 --> 00:19:16,839 BP staff are to take disciplinary action when and to 259 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:20,880 such a degree as necessary to regulate the behavior of 260 00:19:21,039 --> 00:19:26,279 inmates to promote a safe and orderly institution. Tattooing or 261 00:19:26,319 --> 00:19:30,200 self mutilation is among the prohibited acts sanctioned through the 262 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:35,319 Inmate Discipline Program. This prohibited act falls within the second 263 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:39,319 most severe category of offenses on a four tier scale. 264 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:44,119 The BOP defines tattooing or self mutilation as to put 265 00:19:44,319 --> 00:19:48,559 indelible patterns on the skin to injure, disfigure, or make 266 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:53,519 imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts of the body. 267 00:19:53,799 --> 00:19:57,759 Risk cutting falls within this offense. The definition does not 268 00:19:57,839 --> 00:20:02,440 make an explicit reference to suicide attempts other than inclusion 269 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:07,119 of risk cutting, among other things. BOP policy addressing the 270 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:12,359 inmate's discipline program identifies the prohibited acts, describes the process 271 00:20:12,559 --> 00:20:17,519 for adjudicating violations and less applicable penalties for each category 272 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,960 of offense as relevant to this matter. The discipline process 273 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:26,000 begins when a staff member observes an inmate commit a 274 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:30,519 prohibited act and issues a report documenting the incident. A 275 00:20:30,599 --> 00:20:36,279 BOP supervisor then investigates the alleged inmate misconduct, which includes 276 00:20:36,319 --> 00:20:40,319 taking a statement from the inmate regarding the incident. If 277 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:43,359 an inmate appears to be mentally ill at any stage 278 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:47,119 of the disciplinary process, a mental health staff member will 279 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:51,640 examine the inmate and assess the inmate's competency to participate 280 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,680 in the disciplinary process. If the inmate is found to 281 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:59,440 be competent and the prohibited act falls into the first 282 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,400 or sex second most severe category, the matter is referred 283 00:21:03,559 --> 00:21:06,640 to a discipline hearing officer, who will hold a hearing 284 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:10,359 and make a determination as to whether the inmate committed 285 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,880 the prohibited act, and, if so, impose any of the 286 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:18,599 sanctions that correspond to the severity of the prohibited act. 287 00:21:19,279 --> 00:21:21,759 At the hearing, the inmate is advised of his or 288 00:21:21,799 --> 00:21:26,599 her rights and permitted to choose a staff representative, make 289 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:31,119 a statement, and call witnesses. The inmate is also allowed 290 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:36,440 to appeal the outcome through the BOP's Administrative Remedy Program. 291 00:21:36,759 --> 00:21:43,119 Six conditions of confinement a telephone calls. The Federal regulations 292 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:47,160 twenty eight c dot f dot R five forty dot 293 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:51,519 one hundred five forty dot oneh six that govern telephone 294 00:21:51,559 --> 00:21:55,440 calls for inmates require that the warden of each BOP 295 00:21:55,559 --> 00:22:01,200 institution established procedures to monitor inmate telephone camp conversations, which 296 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,960 is done to preserve the security and orderly management of 297 00:22:05,039 --> 00:22:08,720 the institution and to protect the public for safety and 298 00:22:08,759 --> 00:22:14,039 security reasons. BOP Policy Program Statement P. Five two six 299 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:19,839 four dot zero eight Inmate telephone regulations requires that all 300 00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:23,640 inmate telephone calls be made through the inmate telephone system. 301 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:28,720 BOP policy recognizes that, on rare occasions, during times of crisis, 302 00:22:29,039 --> 00:22:32,400 inmates may be permitted to make a telephone call outside 303 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:36,799 of the inmate telephone system. In such circumstances, the telephone 304 00:22:37,039 --> 00:22:40,400 must be placed in a secure area eg. A locked office, 305 00:22:40,759 --> 00:22:44,720 and must be set to record telephone calls. Additionally, the 306 00:22:44,799 --> 00:22:49,039 staff member coordinating the call must notify the BOPS Special 307 00:22:49,319 --> 00:22:54,960 Investigative Services via email, providing the inmate's name and register number, 308 00:22:55,319 --> 00:22:57,839 the date and time of the call, the number and 309 00:22:58,039 --> 00:23:01,720 name of the individual called, and the reason for the call. 310 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:06,680 The Special Investigative Services must enter this information into the 311 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:12,920 telephone recording system within seven days. B Personal Effects, medication 312 00:23:13,279 --> 00:23:19,119 and linens. Federal regulations governing BOP shoes provide that inmates 313 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:24,599 in administrative detention status ordinarily may have a reasonable amount 314 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:30,000 of personal property. Under BOP policy regarding shoes, the personal 315 00:23:30,039 --> 00:23:33,519 property of shoe inmates may be limited or withheld for 316 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:38,559 reasons of security, fire safety, or housekeeping. The BOP Chief 317 00:23:38,559 --> 00:23:43,440 Pharmacist issues medication each workday for inmates in the shoe. 318 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:49,000 Restricted medications are administered to inmates during daily shoe rounds. 319 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:54,359 Each institution determines the medication or medications the amount number 320 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:57,920 of days an inmate in shoe may maintain in their cell. 321 00:23:58,839 --> 00:24:03,119 Inmates may also purchase pre approved over the counter medications 322 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:07,720 at the Commissary. MCC new York General Housing Units post 323 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:12,119 orders provide that when an inmate is released or transferred 324 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:15,359 out of a housing unit, the inmate will remove all 325 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:18,880 limited and government issued clothing from the cell in which 326 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:23,359 the inmate was previously housed. These post orders further specify 327 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:27,440 that all cells are to be cleaned daily body inmates 328 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:31,400 occupying the cell, and that blankets, towels, and other linens 329 00:24:31,559 --> 00:24:35,359 will not be used as rugs or hungover inmate bunk 330 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:39,880 beds at any time. Pursuant to these post orders, MCC 331 00:24:40,279 --> 00:24:43,359 new York Housing Unit officers on all three ships are 332 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:48,200 responsible for maintaining a high level of sanitation and a safe, 333 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,799 clean environment. All right, folks. So that's gonna wrap up 334 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:55,119 chapter two, and the next time we get to it, 335 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:59,079 we'll be talking about the timeline of key events in 336 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,480 chapter three, all right, folks. Until then, all of the 337 00:25:02,519 --> 00:25:05,519 information that goes with the episode can be found in 338 00:25:05,559 --> 00:25:09,720 the description box Spice Uppeers Lost Everyone and welcome back 339 00:25:09,759 --> 00:25:14,079 to the Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're going to 340 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:18,799 continue with the Office of Inspector General's report into the 341 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:24,480 death of Jeffrey Epstein and the circumstances surrounding it. We 342 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,559 left off with chapter two, and in this episode we're 343 00:25:28,559 --> 00:25:32,599 gonna pick right back up with chapter three. So let's 344 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:38,279 get to it. Chapter three. Timeline of key events, except 345 00:25:38,319 --> 00:25:42,119 as otherwise noted, The following information is derived from the 346 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:46,079 Federal Bureau of Prisons records and the Office of the 347 00:25:46,079 --> 00:25:51,279 Inspector General's interviews. September twenty first through the twenty fourth, 348 00:25:51,799 --> 00:25:57,160 twenty eighteen, The BOP awards contracts to two companies, Company 349 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,759 one and two to upgrade the security camera SYSM at 350 00:26:00,839 --> 00:26:05,640 Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, New York MCC New York. 351 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:10,200 At the time. Images from the MCC New York's analog 352 00:26:10,319 --> 00:26:14,880 video cameras are recorded to a digital video recorder system, 353 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:19,680 which is divided into two DVR systems. Cameras assigned to 354 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:23,640 the DVR one system record only to the DVR one 355 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:27,759 hard drives, and cameras assigned to DVR two system record 356 00:26:27,839 --> 00:26:34,079 only to the DVR two hard drives. March seventeen, twenty nineteen, 357 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,599 in connection with the MCC's New York upgrade of its 358 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:44,119 security camera system, the BOP's Northeast Regional Office begins arranging 359 00:26:44,319 --> 00:26:49,359 for technicians from other BOP institutions to perform temporary duty 360 00:26:49,599 --> 00:26:55,799 assignments to MCC New York to perform necessary mechanical, electrical, 361 00:26:56,039 --> 00:27:01,440 plumbing and wiring work. However, the course of the TDY 362 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:06,440 rotations work is not consistently conducted on the camera upgrade 363 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:11,400 because TDY personnel are sometimes used to cover shortages at 364 00:27:11,599 --> 00:27:18,039 MCC's New York custody posts. July second, twenty nineteen, according 365 00:27:18,079 --> 00:27:21,200 to court records, a federal grand jury of the US 366 00:27:21,319 --> 00:27:25,079 District Court for the Southern District of New York returns 367 00:27:25,079 --> 00:27:30,079 an indictment charging Epstein with sex trafficking and conspiracy to 368 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:36,480 commit sex trafficking. July sixth, twenty nineteen, Epstein is arrested 369 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:41,119 at an airport, New Jersey and transported for detention pending 370 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:44,839 his initial court appearance to the MCC New York. As 371 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,359 a pre trial detainee. Epstein is placed in the general 372 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:53,359 inmate population and is medically screened an mcc new York 373 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:58,680 facilities assistant as the Psychology Department to evaluate Epstein because 374 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:03,799 he appears distraught, sad, and a little confused. Epstein is 375 00:28:03,839 --> 00:28:07,759 assigned to the mcc new York Special Housing Unit because 376 00:28:07,799 --> 00:28:12,839 of significant media attention and his notoriety among other MCC 377 00:28:13,279 --> 00:28:19,160 new York inmates. July eighth, twenty nineteen, according to court records, 378 00:28:19,319 --> 00:28:22,279 Epstein is arraigned in federal court and enters a plea 379 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,720 of not guilty to all charges. The court sets a 380 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:31,519 detention hearing for July fifteenth of twenty nineteen. Mcc new 381 00:28:31,599 --> 00:28:35,440 York staff conducts a routine intake screening of Epstein, the 382 00:28:35,519 --> 00:28:38,880 records of which indicate that Epstein denies the history of 383 00:28:39,119 --> 00:28:43,960 any mental health problems. After the Chief Psychologist consults with 384 00:28:44,079 --> 00:28:49,000 a National Suicide Prevention Coordinator from BOP Central Office, the 385 00:28:49,039 --> 00:28:54,000 Psychology Department conducts a further evaluation of Epstein after his 386 00:28:54,119 --> 00:28:58,880 return from court. Record show that Epstein denies any suicidal thoughts, 387 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:02,920 but was placed on psychological observation due to the presence 388 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:06,680 of risk factors, high profile case nature of the charges, 389 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:12,680 pre trial status, and ongoing proceedings. July ninth, twenty nineteen, 390 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:17,880 the Psychology Department administers a formal in person suicide risk 391 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:24,519 assessment for Epstein. The Psychology Department continues psychological observation for 392 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:30,400 another day, pending a suitable housing placement. July tenth, twenty nineteen, 393 00:29:31,079 --> 00:29:35,759 the Psychology Department administers a formal in person suicide risk 394 00:29:35,759 --> 00:29:41,680 assessment for Epstein. The Psychology Department continues psychological observation for 395 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:47,839 another day, pending a suitable housing placement. July tenth, twenty nineteen, 396 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:54,000 the Psychology Department removes Epstein from psychological observation and returns 397 00:29:54,079 --> 00:29:57,039 him to the shoe with a recommendation that he has 398 00:29:57,119 --> 00:30:00,920 a cellmate. Epstein is housed with another inmate. Inmate one 399 00:30:01,599 --> 00:30:06,160 July eleventh, twenty nineteen, an mcc New York psychologist meets 400 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:10,039 with Epstein briefly and recommends follow up visit to occur 401 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:16,000 the next week. July fifteenth, twenty nineteen, According to court records, 402 00:30:16,079 --> 00:30:20,599 Epstein appears in court for his detention hearing July sixteenth, 403 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:25,880 twenty nineteen. At Epstein's request, an mcc New York psychologist 404 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:30,759 meets with him during a legal visit. July eighteenth, twenty nineteen. 405 00:30:31,319 --> 00:30:34,640 According to court records, Epstein appears in court for a 406 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:38,000 ruling on the issue of detention. The court orders at 407 00:30:38,039 --> 00:30:41,960 Epstein be detained pending trial because he presents a danger 408 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:45,400 to the community and he is a flight risk. The 409 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:50,079 psychology department conducts a thirty day psychology review for the 410 00:30:50,279 --> 00:30:53,799 entire shoe population. Epstein is not in the shoe at 411 00:30:53,799 --> 00:30:57,960 the time, and therefore his review is not conducted. July 412 00:30:58,079 --> 00:31:02,960 twenty second, twenty nineteen, according to court records, Epstein files 413 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:07,039 an appeal of the court's order denying epstein pre trial release. 414 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:13,240 July twenty three, twenty nineteen, at approximately one twenty seven am, 415 00:31:13,319 --> 00:31:18,000 Shoe staff hears noises coming from Epstein's cell. Epstein cell 416 00:31:18,039 --> 00:31:21,680 mate inmate number one says that Epstein has attempted to 417 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:25,880 hang himself. Shoe staff observes Epstein lying on the floor 418 00:31:26,079 --> 00:31:29,640 with a piece of orange cloth around his neck. Epstein 419 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:33,160 initially tells mcc new York staff that his cell mate 420 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,759 tried to kill him. Epstein cell mate inmate one tells 421 00:31:36,799 --> 00:31:40,319 emcc new York staff that while he was asleep, he 422 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,720 felt something hit his legs and when he turns on 423 00:31:42,759 --> 00:31:45,640 the light, he saw Epstein with a string around his 424 00:31:45,759 --> 00:31:49,279 neck and call the guards. Epstein is transferred out of 425 00:31:49,319 --> 00:31:52,359 the shoe and placed on suicide watch in a cell 426 00:31:52,759 --> 00:31:58,279 near the Psychology Department and Health Services Unit. Later that morning, 427 00:31:58,519 --> 00:32:02,960 health Services Unit person conduct a medical assessment and observe 428 00:32:03,039 --> 00:32:06,440 that Epstein has red marks two thirds of the way 429 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:10,039 around the front and sides of his neck. The BOP 430 00:32:10,119 --> 00:32:13,759 assesses Epstein for risk of suicide and determines that he 431 00:32:13,799 --> 00:32:19,240 should remain on suicide watch. July twenty fourth, twenty nineteen, 432 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:23,759 at approximately eight forty five am, Epstein is removed from 433 00:32:23,759 --> 00:32:28,480 suicide watch, but remains under psychological observation in the same 434 00:32:28,559 --> 00:32:33,640 cell near the Psychology Department and Health Services Unit. Medical 435 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:37,640 staff examine Epstein at one o eight pm, and psychological 436 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:43,000 services staff complete oppost suicide watch report. In contrast to 437 00:32:43,039 --> 00:32:45,839 his prior statement that his cellmate tried to kill him, 438 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:49,160 Epstein does not remember how he sustained the injuries to 439 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:54,440 his neck. July twenty fifth through July twenty ninth, twenty nineteen, 440 00:32:55,319 --> 00:32:58,759 Epstein is seen by the Psychology department daily, and on 441 00:32:58,839 --> 00:33:03,519 each date adamantly denies being suicidal or having any memory 442 00:33:03,559 --> 00:33:08,319 of what occurred. On July twenty three, twenty nineteen. July 443 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:13,519 twenty ninth, twenty nineteen, Psychology Department staff determine that Epstein 444 00:33:13,759 --> 00:33:18,240 can be released from psychological observation and transferred back to 445 00:33:18,319 --> 00:33:23,519 the Shoe. Disc failures occur in DVR two of MCC 446 00:33:23,759 --> 00:33:27,240 New York security camera system, which result in the system 447 00:33:27,359 --> 00:33:30,880 being unable to record, although the cameras continue to work 448 00:33:31,079 --> 00:33:35,799 and broadcast live video feed, MCC New York personnel do 449 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:39,599 not learn of the DVR two recording failure until August eighth, 450 00:33:39,759 --> 00:33:44,200 two days before Epstein's death. Roughly half of MCC's New 451 00:33:44,279 --> 00:33:48,039 York security cameras, including those located in the Shoe, are 452 00:33:48,039 --> 00:33:52,559 assigned to record to the DVR two system. July thirtieth, 453 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:57,240 twenty nineteen, Epstein is transferred back to the Shoe. An 454 00:33:57,359 --> 00:34:01,039 MCC New York staff psychologists from the psycho Collegy Department 455 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:05,400 sends an email to over seventy BOP staff members stating 456 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:09,000 that Epstein needs to be housed with an appropriate cell mate. 457 00:34:09,039 --> 00:34:12,000 Epstein and his new cell mate in May three are 458 00:34:12,199 --> 00:34:15,320 placed in a cell within the Shoe that can accommodate 459 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:20,440 the electrical needs of Epstein's medical device. MCC New York 460 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:26,000 conducts disciplinary proceedings against Epstein for alleged self mutilation and 461 00:34:26,079 --> 00:34:29,920 ultimately concludes that there is insufficient evidence to find that 462 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:34,840 Epstein engaged in a prohibited act. When Epstein is psychologically 463 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:39,400 evaluated in connection with the disciplinary proceedings, he said he 464 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:42,639 does not remember how he sustained the marks around his neck. 465 00:34:43,639 --> 00:34:47,239 Mcc new York personnel attempt to obtain an estimate from 466 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:50,880 Company one to run the wiring and conduit for the 467 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:54,840 new camera system, which would eliminate the need for BOP 468 00:34:55,039 --> 00:34:59,960 technicians to perform the work. July thirty, first, twenty nineteen, 469 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:04,000 according to court records, Epstein appears in court for a 470 00:35:04,039 --> 00:35:07,800 status conference, at which time the court sets deadlines for 471 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:12,239 emotions and responses. Upon his return to mcc New York, 472 00:35:12,519 --> 00:35:17,280 the US Martial Service provide paperwork to BOP that indicates 473 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:22,960 Epstein had suicidal tendencies. The Psychology Department conducts a clinical 474 00:35:23,039 --> 00:35:28,039 visit with Epstein, who denies any suicidal thoughts. August first, 475 00:35:28,079 --> 00:35:33,440 twenty nineteen, mcc new York Receiving and Discharge staff notify 476 00:35:33,519 --> 00:35:37,960 the Psychology Department of the rotation of suicidal tendencies on 477 00:35:38,159 --> 00:35:43,039 US Martiall Service paperwork relating to Ebstein. The Psychology department 478 00:35:43,079 --> 00:35:47,280 conducts a suicide risk assessment of Epstein, who denies that 479 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:51,199 he is suicidal and determines that suicide watch is not warranted. 480 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:56,559 Psychological staff recommend a follow up in one week August two, 481 00:35:56,639 --> 00:36:02,239 twenty nineteen. Mcc new York Special Eventstigative Services completes its 482 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:07,039 investigation into the incident on July twenty three, twenty nineteen, 483 00:36:07,639 --> 00:36:11,039 and finds that there is insufficient evidence to determine that 484 00:36:11,119 --> 00:36:14,599 Epstein harmed himself or that he was harmed by his cellmate. 485 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:19,440 August eighth, twenty nineteen, Epstein is seen in the Psychology 486 00:36:19,519 --> 00:36:26,599 department and denies suicidal ideation, intention, or plan. Epstein meets 487 00:36:26,639 --> 00:36:30,679 with his attorneys and, unbeknownst to the mcc new York personnel, 488 00:36:31,199 --> 00:36:35,519 changes his last will and testament. During the meeting, mcc 489 00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:39,039 new York staff received notice that Epstein's cellmate will be 490 00:36:39,119 --> 00:36:43,119 transferred out of the institution. The following day, August ninth, 491 00:36:44,119 --> 00:36:47,679 mcc new York staff discover the disc failures that occurred 492 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:51,280 in the DVR two system on July twenty ninth that 493 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:56,039 resulted in approximately one half of the institution security cameras 494 00:36:56,280 --> 00:37:00,320 not recording, although the cameras continued to broadcast as the 495 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:04,880 live video feed, MCC new York staff do not perform 496 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:09,480 the work necessary to restore recording functionality of the DVR 497 00:37:09,559 --> 00:37:14,360 two system or address long standing performance failures with the 498 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:21,239 institution's camera system. August ninth, twenty nineteen, at approximately eight 499 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:25,559 thirty am, epstein cellmate in May three is transferred out 500 00:37:25,599 --> 00:37:30,280 of mcc new York. Two mcc new York staff members 501 00:37:30,559 --> 00:37:35,000 said they notified supervisory staff of epstein cellmate transfer and 502 00:37:35,079 --> 00:37:38,840 Epstein's need for a new cellmate. Other witnesses did not 503 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:43,159 corroborate these statements. Epstein is not assigned to new cellmate 504 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:48,440 as required by the Psychology Department. Some time between eight 505 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:52,280 am and nine am, Epstein meets with his attorneys in 506 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:56,800 the Shoe Attorney conference room. Sometime prior to one pm, 507 00:37:56,880 --> 00:38:01,280 Epstein's attorneys ask mcc new York staff members if Epstein 508 00:38:01,519 --> 00:38:04,440 could be moved to a different housing unit or housed 509 00:38:04,559 --> 00:38:09,159 with the cellmate. Mcc new York staff obtain the replacement 510 00:38:09,199 --> 00:38:13,320 hard drives to repair the institution security camera system, but 511 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:17,440 do not complete the repairs necessary to restore the recording 512 00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:22,480 functionality and address long standing performance failures within the institution's 513 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:27,679 DVR two system. Every days lets take details. The US 514 00:38:27,679 --> 00:38:31,840 Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unseals approximately two 515 00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:36,559 thousand pages of documents in civil litigation involving Glaine Maxwell, 516 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:40,280 who was later convicted in December of twenty twenty one 517 00:38:40,599 --> 00:38:44,760 of conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors over the 518 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:48,760 course of a decade. Some of these documents contain information 519 00:38:49,119 --> 00:38:52,679 that may relate to the criminal charges pending against Epstein. 520 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:57,760 There is extensive media coverage of information in the unsealed documents. 521 00:38:58,559 --> 00:39:04,480 At approximately sixty Epstein leaves the attorney conference room. At 522 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:08,800 approximately seven pm, contrary to GOP policy, but with the 523 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:12,880 permission of a unit manager, Epstein is permitted to place 524 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:16,360 an unmonitored telephone call to a number with a New 525 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:19,960 York City area code, purportedly to speak with his mother. 526 00:39:20,519 --> 00:39:24,679 In actuality, Epstein speaks with somebody whom he allegedly has 527 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:29,239 a personal relationship. After the call, Epstein is returned to 528 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:33,280 his cell where he remains without a cell mate. Mcc 529 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:36,360 New York Shoe staff members do not conduct the four 530 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:41,920 PM or ten pm inmate counts. After approximately ten forty PM, 531 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:46,920 Shoe staff members do not conduct or required thirty minute rounds. 532 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:52,400 August tenth, twenty nineteen, mcc New York Shoe staff members 533 00:39:52,639 --> 00:39:55,800 do not conduct the twelve am, three am or five 534 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:59,679 am inmate counts or any of the thirty minute rounds 535 00:40:00,079 --> 00:40:06,199 from twelve am until approximately six thirty am. At approximately 536 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:09,920 six thirty am, shoe staff begin to deliver breakfast to 537 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:13,079 inmates in the shoe through the foot slots in the 538 00:40:13,079 --> 00:40:16,880 locked cell doors. When shoe staff attempt to deliver breakfast 539 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:20,039 to Epstein, shoe staff unlocked the door to the tier 540 00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:23,320 in which Epstein's cell was located and then knock on 541 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:26,920 the door to Epstein's cell. Epstein, who is housed a 542 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:29,920 loan in the cell, does not respond to the shoe staff. 543 00:40:30,440 --> 00:40:33,800 Shoe staff unlock the cell door and find Epstein hanged 544 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:35,960 in his cell with one end of a piece of 545 00:40:36,039 --> 00:40:39,239 orange cloth around his neck and the other end tied 546 00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:43,480 to the top portion of a bunk bed in Epstein's cell. 547 00:40:44,679 --> 00:40:47,440 Epstein is suspended from the top bunk in a near 548 00:40:47,559 --> 00:40:51,719 seated position, with his buttocks approximately one inch to one 549 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:54,719 inch and a half off the floor and his legs 550 00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:58,599 extended straight out on the floor in front of him. 551 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:03,039 Shoe staff immediately activate a body alarm, which notified all 552 00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:07,480 mcc new York staff of a medical emergency and prompted 553 00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:11,280 mcc new York staff in the control center to call 554 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:14,719 for nine to one to one emergency services. Shoe staff 555 00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:17,639 then rip the orange cloth away from the bunk bed, 556 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:21,679 which causes Ebstein's buttocks to drop to the ground. Shoe 557 00:41:21,679 --> 00:41:25,559 staff lay Abstein on the ground and immediately initiate CPR. 558 00:41:26,239 --> 00:41:31,119 At approximately six thirty three am, BOP medical staff respond 559 00:41:31,159 --> 00:41:36,079 to the shoe, continue CPR, apply the automated external defibrillator, 560 00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:40,320 and move Ebstein to mcc new York's Health Services Unit. 561 00:41:41,199 --> 00:41:44,920 Minutes after arriving in the Health Services Unit, an ambulance 562 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:50,760 arrives in. Paramedics continue CPR, intbate Epstein, and administer medications 563 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:55,960 and fluids. At approximately seven ten am, the ambulance takes 564 00:41:55,960 --> 00:42:00,239 Ebstein to New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, where is 565 00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:03,239 pronounced dead at seven thirty six a m by the 566 00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:08,679 emergency room physician. Mcc new York staff unsuccessfully attempts to 567 00:42:08,719 --> 00:42:12,360 recover video from the DVR two system of the shoe 568 00:42:12,679 --> 00:42:16,880 and the BOP begins repairing the DVR two system. The 569 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:20,639 FBI seizes all hard drives contained in the DVR two 570 00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:26,400 system as evidence. August eleventh, twenty nineteen, the Office of 571 00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:29,880 the Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York conducts an 572 00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:37,280 autopsy of Epstein. August fourteenth. August fifteenth, twenty nineteen, the 573 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:41,719 FBI returns to mcc New York and seizes additional components 574 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:46,440 of the DVR two system and the entire DVR one system. 575 00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:51,760 The FBI's Digital Forensic Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia, begins 576 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:55,880 to conduct a forensic analysis of mcc New York's DVR 577 00:42:56,000 --> 00:43:00,480 systems and determined that there were catastrophic disc value in 578 00:43:00,519 --> 00:43:03,920 the DVR two system disc array, and no recordings were 579 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:09,079 available on the DVR system after July twenty ninth, twenty nineteen. 580 00:43:10,079 --> 00:43:15,400 August sixteenth, twenty nineteen, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 581 00:43:15,559 --> 00:43:19,199 City of New York releases its findings publicly that the 582 00:43:19,199 --> 00:43:22,159 cause of Epstein's death was hanging and that the manner 583 00:43:22,199 --> 00:43:26,239 of death was suicide. All right, folks, that's going to 584 00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:30,559 do it. For Chapter three. The timeline of key events, 585 00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:34,159 all of the information that goes with the episode can 586 00:43:34,199 --> 00:43:38,159 be found in the description box before Sarah discover