EFTA00019759.pdf
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This document is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Prisons dated August 10, 2019. It announces the death of inmate Jeffrey Edward Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York following an apparent suicide in the Special Housing Unit. The release notes that the FBI is investigating the incident and provides background on Epstein's incarceration status since July 6, 2019.
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| Jeffrey Edward Epstein | Inmate / Deceased |
Found unresponsive in cell from apparent suicide; pronounced dead at local hospital.
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| Lee Plourde | Public Information Officer |
Contact person listed on the press release for the MCC New York.
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"inmate Jeffrey Edward Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell in the Special Housing Unit from an apparent suicide"Source
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"The FBI is investigating the incident."Source
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"Mr. Epstein was a 66-year-old male who arrived at MCC New York on July 6, 2019 under pretrial status after being indicted for sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy."Source
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U. S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Metropolitan Correctional Center
New York, New York
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Metropolitan Correctional Center
New York, New York
For Immediate Release
August 10, 2019
August 10, 2019
Contact: Lee Plourde
Public Information Officer
(646) 836-6300
Public Information Officer
(646) 836-6300
Inmate Death at the MCC New York
New York, NY: On Saturday, August 10, 2019, at approximately 6:30 a.m., inmate Jeffrey
Edward Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell in the Special Housing Unit from an apparent
suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, New York. Life-saving
measures were initiated immediately by responding staff. Staff requested emergency medical
services (EMS) and life-saving efforts continued. Mr. Epstein was transported by EMS to a local
hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, and subsequently pronounced dead by hospital
staff. The FBI is investigating the incident.
Edward Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell in the Special Housing Unit from an apparent
suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, New York. Life-saving
measures were initiated immediately by responding staff. Staff requested emergency medical
services (EMS) and life-saving efforts continued. Mr. Epstein was transported by EMS to a local
hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, and subsequently pronounced dead by hospital
staff. The FBI is investigating the incident.
Mr. Epstein was a 66-year-old male who arrived at MCC New York on July 6, 2019 under
pretrial status after being indicted for sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy.
pretrial status after being indicted for sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy.
MCC New York is an Administrative security facility that currently houses 763 male offenders
in New York, New York.
in New York, New York.
Additional information about the Federal Bureau of Prisons can be found at www.bop.gov.
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