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L IM ITE D O F F IC IA L U SE - P RO P RI ETA RY I NF O RMA TI O N
Investigation and Review of the Federal Bureau of
Prisons’ Custody, Care, and Supervision of Jeffrey
Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in
New York, New York
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I N V E S T I G AT I O N S D I V I S I O N
23-085
JUNE 2023
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Investigation and Review of the Federal Bureau of
Prisons’ Custody, Care, and Supervision of Jeffrey
Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in
New York, New York
Introduction and Background Epstein is Assigned to the SHU on July 7
According to its website, the Federal Bureau of Prisons Epstein was assigned to a cell in the SHU on July 7 due
(BOP)’s current mission statement is “Corrections to media coverage of his case and inmate awareness of
professionals who foster a humane and secure his notoriety. SHU inmates are securely separated
environment and ensure public safety by preparing from general population inmates and kept locked in
individuals for successful reentry into our their cells for approximately 23 hours a day.
communities.” However, the Department of Justice
(DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has BOP policy requires SHU staff to observe all inmates at
repeatedly identified long-standing operational least twice an hour and that Lieutenants conduct at
challenges that negatively affect the BOP’s ability to least one round in the SHU each shift. BOP policy also
operate its institutions safely
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