DOJ-OGR-00023384.tif

Disk failures occur in DVR 2 of MCC New York's security camera system, which results in the system being unable to record, although the cameras continue to work and broadcast live video feed. MCC New York personnel do not learn of the DVR 2 recording failure until August 8, 2 days before Epstein’s death. Roughly half of MCC New York's security cameras, including those located in the SHU, are assigned to record to the DVR 2 system. July 30, 2019 Epstein is transferred back to the SHU.?° An MCC New York Staff Psychologist from the Psychology Department sends an email to over 70 BOP staff members stating that Epstein “needs to be housed with an appropriate cellmate.” Epstein and his new cellmate (Inmate 3) are placed in a cell within the SHU that can accommodate the electrical needs of Epstein’s medical device. MCC New York conducts disciplinary proceedings against Epstein for alleged self-mutilation and ultimately concludes that there is insufficient evidence to find that Epstein engaged in a prohibited act.2. When Epstein is psychologically evaluated in connection with the disciplinary proceedings, he says he does not remember how he sustained the marks around his neck. MCC New York personnel attempt to obtain an estimate from Company 1 to run the wiring and conduit for the new camera system, which would eliminate the need for BOP technicians to perform the work. July 31, 2019 According to court records, Epstein appears in court for a status conference, at which time the court sets deadlines for motions and responses. Upon his return to MCC New York, the U.S. Marshals Service provide paperwork to BOP that indicates Epstein had “suicidal tendencies.” database that contains information relating to the care, classification, subsistence, protection, discipline, and programs of federal inmates, was not updated to reflect this change because it indicated that Epstein was transferred back to the SHU on July 29, 2019. 20 The OIG's investigation revealed that at some point after he returned to the SHU from suicide watch and psychological observation, Epstein asked two different MCC New York staff members if he can be housed with the same cellmate Epstein initially said tried to kill him. 71 The BOP’s inmate discipline program and the offense with which Epstein was charged is further described in Chapter 2. 17 DOJ-OGR- 00023384