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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
June 27, 2023
DOJ OIG Releases Report on the BOP’s Custody, Care, and Supervision of Jeffrey Epstein at the Metropolitan
Correctional Center in New York, New York
Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today the release of a report
of investigation regarding the Federal Bureau of Prison’s (BOP) custody, care, and supervision of Jeffrey
Epstein while detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, New York (MCC New
York). Epstein died by suicide on August 10, 2019 while in BOP custody. The focus of DOJ Office of the
Inspector General’s (OIG) investigation was the conduct of BOP personnel.
The DOJ OIG investigation and review identified:
• Numerous and Serious Failures by MCC New York Staff. The DOJ OIG found numerous and serious
failures by MCC New York staff constituting misconduct and dereliction of their duties. Among other
things, these failures resulted in Epstein being unmonitored and alone in his cell with an excessive
amount of bed linens, from approximately 10:40 p.m. on August 9 until he was discovered hanged in
his locked cell on August 10 at approximately 6:30 a.m.
o MCC New York Staff Failed to Ensure that Epstein Was Assigned a Cellmate. Following a July 23,
2019, incident that resulted in Epstein being placed on suicide watch, the MCC New York
Psychology Department determined that Epstein needed to be housed with an appropriate
cellmate. On August 9, Epstein’s cellmate was transferred out of MCC New York. MCC New York
staff knew that Epstein did not have a cellmate but did not take steps to ensure that he was
assigned a new cellmate.
o MCC New York Staff Failed to Undertake Required Measures Designed to Ensure that Epstein
and Other Inmates Were Accounted for and Safe. BOP
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