EFTA00036644.pdf
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This document is an email chain from August 11-12, 2019, immediately following Jeffrey Epstein's death, discussing the Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) protocols for suicide watch. The emails seek to provide a justification to 'the Department' (likely DOJ) for why inmates are not kept on long-term suicide watch, citing the highly restrictive nature of the intervention (constant observation, lights on 24/7, no personal property) as being inconsistent with long-term quality of life. The text explains that suicide watch is a short-term crisis intervention intended to end once an immediate threat is no longer assessed.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Acting Branch Chief | Acting Branch Chief |
Source of the information regarding suicide watch protocols.
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| Director (Dir) | Director |
Mentioned as an authority who has not yet cleared the statement.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| BOP |
Agency whose suicide watch practices are described.
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| The Department |
Recipient of the information being gathered.
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| IPPA |
Internal group that has not yet reviewed or cleared the statement.
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Key Quotes (7)
"As soon as they can provide the research or references that support this information it will be greatly appreciated."Source
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Quote #1
"Please see the following paragraph as a justification for why every individual with some level of suicide risk is not maintained on long-term suicide watch"Source
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"Suicide watch is widely regarded as a short-term crisis intervention."Source
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"As practiced in the BOP, it is a highly restrictive intervention that focuses on preserving the life of an individual in crisis."Source
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"Typical conditions of a suicide watch include containment in an identified suicide watch cell absent tie-off points and sharp objects, placement in a suicide watch smock... constant observation... lights on 24 hours per day"Source
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"While these restrictive conditions are extremely effective in the short-term prevention of suicide, they are inconsistent with a quality of life that supports future oriented goals"Source
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"suicide watch is used to prevent a suicidal crisis, but is ended when an individual is no longer assessed to be an immediate threat to himself"Source
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