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001.pdf
This document is an indictment filed on November 19, 2019, charging correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas with conspiracy and falsifying records. The indictment alleges that on the night of August 9-10, 2019, the defendants failed to perform mandatory checks on Jeffrey Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center and instead browsed the internet and slept, falsifying count slips to cover their dereliction of duty, during which time Epstein committed suicide.
EFTA00036912.pdf
An email exchange dated August 12, 2019, between a Chaplaincy Services Coordinator and an Associate Warden at MCC New York. The coordinator checks in on the warden's well-being, acknowledging the stress caused by the 'recent inmate suicide' (referencing Jeffrey Epstein) and the resulting attention on the facility.
EFTA00036893.pdf
This document is an Institution Supplement (NYM - 6031.03C) for the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, dated May 29, 2013. It establishes detailed policies and procedures for inmate patient care, including intake screening, sick calls, urgent medical/dental/psychiatric services, and emergency response protocols. It specifically notes that due to the high-rise nature of the facility, emergency medical vehicles are not appropriate on-site, and designates New York Down Town Hospital for life-threatening emergencies and Brooklyn Hospital for urgent but non-life-threatening cases.
EFTA00036865.pdf
An email exchange between Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officials dated August 15-16, 2019, shortly after Jeffrey Epstein's death. The Warden of USP Atlanta checks in on a colleague (referred to as 'sis'), offering support. The colleague replies, thanking them and noting they are 'Just trying to keep the staff uplifted during this time,' suggesting a high-stress environment, possibly related to the fallout at MCC New York.
EFTA00036799.pdf
This document is a marketing email from Dick's Sporting Goods dated August 13, 2019, sent to a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) email address belonging to R. Grijalva (rgrijalva@bop.gov). The email contains standard promotional offers for back-to-school items, backpacks, and sportswear. The document appears to be part of a larger FOIA release regarding the BOP, likely captured from an employee's inbox near the time of Jeffrey Epstein's death (August 10, 2019), though the content itself is unrelated to any investigation.
EFTA00036742.pdf
This document is an email chain between Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees dated August 10, 2019, the day Jeffrey Epstein died. The emails discuss an 'incident at New York today' (referring to the death) and urge colleagues to send supportive messages to a specific redacted individual who is 'quite busy' dealing with the situation. One respondent replies offering assistance and addressing the sender as 'sir,' indicating a chain of command.
EFTA00036429.pdf
This document is a 'Legal Hold Notice' issued by Adam M. Johnson of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Office of General Counsel on August 14, 2019, four days after Jeffrey Epstein's death. It instructs recipients (record custodians) to preserve all physical and electronic records (including TRUSCOPE and BEMR records) related to Epstein (Reg. no. 76318-054) in anticipation of future litigation. The notice explicitly warns against deleting or altering metadata and sets a deadline of August 21, 2019, for custodians to return a document search checklist.
EFTA00036394.pdf
This document is an email chain from August 10, 2019, the day Jeffrey Epstein died. It contains an automated 'Out of Office' reply and a quoted email from the Captain of the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York sent at 18:00 that day. The Captain's email urgently solicits 'Non-Custody staff' to volunteer for vacant custody posts for Sunday, August 11, and Monday, August 12, highlighting severe staffing shortages at the facility, specifically listing vacancies in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) where Epstein was housed.
EFTA00036154.pdf
This document is an email thread among Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) technicians and specialists occurring between August 8 and August 12, 2019. The discussion concerns technical failures and opinions regarding the NICEVision camera system, with a technician at FCI Otisville reporting a 'Database Error' and inability to reach support (Justin Houston). This conversation occurs simultaneously with the death of Jeffrey Epstein in BOP custody (August 10, 2019), highlighting systemic issues with camera software (NICEVision) and tech support availability within the bureau at that specific time.
EFTA00036016.pdf
Memorandum from the DOJ Office of the Inspector General to the FBI Inspection Division dated April 10, 2023. The OIG attaches a draft report regarding the investigation into the Bureau of Prisons' custody of Jeffrey Epstein at MCC New York for the FBI to conduct a factual accuracy and sensitivity review before public release. The memo emphasizes strict confidentiality and sets a review deadline of April 17, 2023.
EFTA00035986.pdf
This document is a draft DOJ OIG report from March 2023 detailing the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death in BOP custody. It describes the failure of correctional officers Michael Thomas and Tova Noel to conduct mandatory rounds and counts in the SHU on the night of August 9-10, 2019, noting they falsified records and slept on duty. The report confirms the medical examiner's finding of suicide by hanging and states there was no evidence of homicide or other individuals entering the tier during the relevant timeframe.
EFTA00035970.pdf
This document is a draft DOJ OIG report from March 2023 detailing the failure of MCC New York staff to properly supervise Jeffrey Epstein on August 9-10, 2019. It focuses on the Day Watch SHU Officer in Charge's failure to ensure Epstein was assigned a new cellmate after Inmate 3 was transferred, the failure to accurately conduct/document counts and cell searches, and the presence of excessive linens in Epstein's cell which facilitated his suicide. The report concludes the officer lacked candor in interviews and violated BOP policy by failing to notify supervisors of the cellmate vacancy.
EFTA00035954.pdf
This document is a draft DOJ OIG report from March 2023 investigating the BOP's supervision of Jeffrey Epstein at MCC New York. It details the failures of the 'Evening Watch SHU Officer in Charge' and other staff on August 9-10, 2019, including the failure to assign Epstein a new cellmate after his was transferred, the falsification of mandatory round and count records, and the failure to conduct cell searches or limit linens. The report concludes the officer knowingly falsified federal records, though the SDNY declined prosecution.
EFTA00035946.pdf
This document is a draft DOJ OIG report from March 2023 investigating the BOP's supervision of Jeffrey Epstein at MCC New York. It details how 'Senior Officer Specialist 6' knowingly cleared an inaccurate institutional count at 10:00 p.m. on August 9, 2019, using a technique called 'ghost counting' to account for a transferred inmate. The report also describes this officer's response to the emergency call at 6:33 a.m. on August 10, 2019, where he assisted in transporting Epstein to the hospital.
EFTA00035935.pdf
This document is a draft DOJ OIG report investigating the Bureau of Prisons' supervision of Jeffrey Epstein at MCC New York during the night of his death (August 9-10, 2019). It details how staffing shortages led to a 'Material Handler' working 24 consecutive hours; this employee and another officer ('Noel') failed to conduct mandatory 30-minute rounds or the 10:00 p.m. inmate count because they were 'tired' and instead spent the night surfing the internet. The report confirms that records were falsified to show counts were completed, noting that no officer entered Epstein's tier between 10:40 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.
EFTA00035925.pdf
This document is a formal memorandum from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) responding to an Office of Inspector General (OIG) draft report dated June 15, 2023, concerning the custody and death of Jeffrey Epstein at MCC New York. The BOP addresses eight specific recommendations, concurring with some regarding camera maintenance and lieutenant rounds, but disagreeing with others related to cellmate assignment policies and the assertion that staffing shortages caused the negligence leading to Epstein's suicide. The BOP explicitly states that the failure to conduct rounds was due to employee misconduct/negligence rather than understaffing, noting that the unit was fully staffed at the time.
EFTA00035829.pdf
This Federal Bureau of Prisons report from August 2025 analyzes statistical correlations between BOP staffing levels (total employees and First Step Act positions) and inmate participation in various drug treatment programs (Drug Education, RDAP, NRDAP, Community Treatment, and MAT) from FY2021 to FY2024. The data generally shows no correlation between total BOP staffing and program participation. However, the report identifies a strong correlation (R^2 = 0.98) between the number of filled First Step Act (FSA) positions and participation in the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program.
EFTA00035824.pdf
This document is a June 22, 2023, press release from the DOJ Office of the Inspector General regarding their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death at MCC New York. The report concludes that while there was no evidence of criminality (homicide) in his death, there were severe failures by MCC staff, including falsifying records, failing to conduct rounds, and leaving Epstein alone without a cellmate or monitoring for hours. The OIG made nine recommendations to the BOP, all of which were agreed to.
EFTA00035812.pdf
This document is a Department of Justice OIG Memorandum of Investigation dated September 2021. It details communications between OIG agents and the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York regarding the decision not to prosecute several BOP employees (including Tova Noel and Lieutenant Roberto [Redacted]) for false certifications and statements related to the death of inmate Jeffrey Epstein.
EFTA00035808.pdf
Memorandum of Investigation detailing a September 1, 2021, interview with a BOP Operations Lieutenant regarding the death of Jeffrey Epstein. The document lists numerous attachments, including emails, daily logs, assignment rosters, and count documents from August 2019 (specifically around the time of Epstein's death on August 10), as well as records of a previous interview from June 2021.
EFTA00035807.pdf
This Memorandum of Investigation from the Department of Justice OIG details the receipt of information concerning a camera system upgrade at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC New York) by SigNet Technologies. It outlines a camera system failure on August 8, 2019, and lists several related emails and SigNet Service Requests dating from September 2018 to November 2019, indicating an ongoing issue with the system.
EFTA00035806.pdf
This Department of Justice OIG Memorandum of Investigation documents the receipt of emails from the MCC New York Facility Manager between October 2021 and March 2022. The emails specifically concern the facility's camera system, noting that a new camera system arrived in October 2018 but was not installed until the week of August 16, 2019—shortly after Jeffrey Epstein's death on August 10, 2019. The memo confirms there was no anticipated completion date for the camera project prior to the date of Epstein's death.
EFTA00035804.pdf
This document is a Memorandum of Investigation from the DOJ Office of the Inspector General regarding an interview conducted on September 23, 2021. Agents interviewed a BOP Lieutenant from the Special Investigative Services (SIS) at MCC New York concerning the death of inmate Jeffrey Epstein. The report lists several attachments, including rosters and count documents from August 9, 2019, an email from August 8, 2019, and pictures of Epstein's cell.
EFTA00035802.pdf
Memorandum of Investigation detailing a voluntary interview conducted by the DOJ OIG on October 27, 2021, with a Federal Bureau of Prisons Captain. The interview focused on the Captain's role as Administrative Lieutenant at MCC New York, specifically regarding the training of correctional officers during the period Jeffrey Epstein was detained there (July-August 2019). Several documents related to suicide prevention training and sign-in sheets were attached to the report.
EFTA00035800.pdf
Memorandum of Investigation from the DOJ OIG regarding an interview with an Electronics Technician at MCC New York concerning the death of Jeffrey Epstein. The interview took place on September 29, 2021, and discussed camera issues and service requests at the facility. Attached documents include SigNet service requests from 2019 and a DVR work order from July 2019.
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