A recent report from the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General has revealed that a combination of negligence, misconduct, and serious job performance failures were responsible for allowing sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life while in prison.
The report states that Epstein, one of the most notorious inmates in US custody, was given the opportunity to end his own life due to the aforementioned reasons. It does not contradict the official conclusion reached shortly after Epstein’s death in August 2019, which determined that he died by suicide through hanging. The report also aligns with the findings of the New York medical examiner, highlighting the absence of defensive wounds or drugs in Epstein’s system as evidence supporting suicide.
Several significant failures were identified in the report. It was discovered that two prison staff members failed to conduct regular searches of Epstein’s cell and neglected to check on him every 30 minutes, despite falsely claiming otherwise. Additionally, the employees allowed Epstein to possess extra clothing in his cell and failed to ensure he had a cellmate as recommended.
The report reveals that on July 23, 2019, 18 days prior to his death, officers found Epstein with an orange cloth around his neck, and his cellmate reported that he had been attempting to take his own life. Medical staff examined Epstein, noting friction marks and superficial reddening around his neck and knee, and placed him on suicide watch. He was removed from suicide watch on July 24 but remained under psychological observation until July 30.
In the hours leading up to Epstein’s death, he was not monitored for a period of four hours. It was also discovered that he had created a new will the day before, a fact unknown to prison officials. Furthermore, when Epstein’s cellmate was transferred on the morning of August 9, no action was taken, leaving Epstein alone in his cell.
These failures, along with others outlined in the report, deprived Epstein’s numerous victims, many of whom were underage girls at the time of the alleged crimes, of the opportunity to seek justice through the criminal justice system. Epstein, who was 66 years old, was facing a potential 45-year sentence if convicted of multiple counts of sexually abusing underage girls.
The 120-page report indicates that 13 employees of the Bureau of Prisons were found to have engaged in some form of misconduct, with two facing criminal charges and two others having their cases declined for criminal referral by federal prosecutors.
In response to the report, the Bureau of Prisons stated in writing that it concurred with all eight recommendations put forth and emphasised that the described conduct, which it found troubling, did not represent the overall behavior of the 35,000 employees who staff the 120 federal correctional institutions.
Some are arguing that given his little black book there were a great many who did not want a trial:
Does this report reveal a convenient fix or is it authentic?
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