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056.pdf
This document is a Deferred Prosecution Agreement for Michael Thomas, a Bureau of Prisons employee charged in connection with the events surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death. Thomas admits to willfully falsifying count and round slips at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) on August 9 and 10, 2019. In exchange for this admission and compliance with conditions including 100 hours of community service and supervision, prosecution is deferred for six months, after which the indictment will be dismissed if successful.
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.
EFTA00036919.pdf
This document is an administrative schedule for 'FCC Yazoo Subcommittees Inspection Teams.' It lists ten teams (T-1 through T-10) assigned to inspect various areas of the Federal Correctional Complex in Yazoo City, covering both Low and Medium security sectors. The specific team members' names are entirely redacted. The inspections were scheduled for the 'Week of July 21st'.
EFTA00036839.pdf
This document is an email chain from August 15-16, 2019, regarding the status of security cameras at MCC New York, shortly after Jeffrey Epstein's death. It details significant camera outages (approx. 14.3%) and establishes a protocol for daily status reports to senior prison leadership specifically regarding cameras in the SHU, Unit 2, PCU, and 10 South (where Epstein was housed). A technician from the company Signet is mentioned as working on the system and testing generator power.
EFTA00036756.pdf
This document is an internal memo from a Captain at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, soliciting volunteers from non-custody staff to fill vacant custody posts for the weekend of Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11 (presumably 2019, the date of Jeffrey Epstein's death). The document lists specific units with vacancies, including the SHU (Special Housing Unit)—where Epstein was housed at the time of his death—and 9 North. It highlights significant staffing shortages on the specific day Epstein died.
EFTA00036443.pdf
This document is an internal email dated August 6, 2019, providing a status update on 'Suicide Watch/Psych Observation'. Crucially, the email lists 'None' under both Suicide Watch and Psych Observation categories, four days before Jeffrey Epstein's death. It also lists redacted entries for pending bedspace in the Special Housing Unit (SHU).
EFTA00036441.pdf
This document is an email thread between staff members at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, spanning August 10 to August 13, 2019. The initial email, sent on the day of Jeffrey Epstein's death (August 10), relays a request from 'the captain' for supplies for the SHU (Special Housing Unit), including gloves and name magnets. Subsequent emails discuss the ordering of these items and express frustration with the workplace ('This place!!!').
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.
EFTA00036389.pdf
This document is an internal email from a Supervisory Staff Attorney at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York. It informs recipients that representatives from the Deputy Attorney General's Office and the USAO SDNY will be touring the facility, specifically the Special Housing Unit (SHU), Jeffrey Epstein's cell (referred to as a crime scene), and the suicide watch area. The context suggests this occurred shortly after Epstein's death in custody.
EFTA00036322.pdf
This document is an email chain dated August 12, 2019, two days after Jeffrey Epstein's death, between staff members at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York. A Correctional Treatment Specialist informs a Lieutenant that an inmate is requesting legal mail (noting no property officer is assigned) and that several inmates in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) 11-South—the unit where Epstein was housed—are requesting to see the Lieutenant. Another redacted inmate is described as persistently requesting legal calls.
EFTA00036306.pdf
An internal report from a Forensic Psychologist (LCDR, USPHS) at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York regarding complaints voiced during SHU reviews. The report details inmate grievances concerning unfair treatment on 'I tier', property loss during cell moves, lack of showers and recreation, and a conflict between the Psychology department and a Lieutenant regarding inmate Alimeheti's possession of a stress ball.
EFTA00036026.pdf
This document contains the Daily Lieutenant's Logs for the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York for August 9 and 10, 2019. It chronicles the timeline of events surrounding the death of inmate Jeffrey Epstein, recording that he was found unresponsive in cell Z06-220 at 6:33 AM on August 10, administered CPR, and transported to a local hospital. The logs also note significant facility issues, including inoperable fire alarm/pump systems and malfunctioning public address systems, as well as the status of other inmates on suicide watch or psychological observation.
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.
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.
EFTA00035799.pdf
This document is a Memorandum of Investigation from the DOJ Office of the Inspector General detailing an interview conducted on June 15, 2021. Agents interviewed a Discipline Hearing Officer at FCI Fort Dix who was formerly the Captain at MCC New York during Jeffrey Epstein's detention. The report lists several attachments, including rosters, count documentation from August 9-10, 2019 (the time of Epstein's death), and a map of the Special Housing Unit.
EFTA00035746.pdf
This FBI Import Form dated September 26, 2019, documents the receipt of computer analysis evidence provided by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The analysis concerns computers located in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) of the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) used by Michael Thomas and Tova Noel, the guards on duty during Jeffrey Epstein's death. The document is part of the 'Death Investigation' case file.
EFTA00035703.pdf
A Bureau of Prisons memorandum dated July 30, 2019, from the Acting Clinical Director at MCC New York to Operation and SHU Lieutenants. The memo authorizes inmate Jeffrey Epstein (#76318-054) to have access to an electrical extension cord during the evening to operate his CPAP machine.
EFTA00035688.pdf
This document is a Daily Lieutenant's Log for the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York for Sunday, July 21, 2019 (two days prior to Jeffrey Epstein's first reported incident). The logs detailing the Morning, Day, and Evening shifts note significant infrastructure failures, specifically that the fire alarm and sprinkler systems were inoperable requiring a 'Fire Watch,' and the public address system was malfunctioning. Additionally, there were security control failures where unit doors and entrances to 7 South and 5 South could not be opened from the control center.
EFTA00035680.pdf
This is a Daily Activity Report from MCC New York for July 16, 2019 (dated July 17). It highlights a critical staffing shortage resulting in the vacating of '10-South #2' (Epstein was housed in 10-South). It also details a security incident where an inmate swallowed a razor to escape being labeled a snitch, and notes multiple inmates on 'Psych Obs. w/inmate companion,' a status relevant to the Epstein timeline.
EFTA00035615.pdf
This document is the Daily Lieutenant's Log for the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York for Saturday, August 3, 2019. It records the operational activities across three shifts (Morning, Day, Evening), including inmate counts, equipment checks, and significant facility issues such as the failure of the fire alarm/pump system and the public address system. The logs note that one inmate was at a local hospital under USMS guard and another (likely Jeffrey Epstein, given the timeframe and context) was on 'Psych Obs' with an inmate companion.
EFTA00035596.pdf
This document is an internal correspondence from the Chief Psychologist at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) regarding Jeffrey Epstein. The sender reports being contacted by the National Suicide Prevention Coordinator, who suggested that housing Epstein with another sex offender in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) 'would be a good idea.' The text implies a plan to keep Epstein 'down here' (likely referring to the SHU or specific unit) was already in place.
EFTA00035581.pdf
This document contains three Daily Lieutenant's Logs from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York covering July 22 and July 23, 2019. The logs detail that the fire alarm and sprinkler systems were nonoperational during this period, requiring a manual 'Fire Watch.' Crucially, the logs record Jeffrey Epstein's status, noting on July 22 that he was on suicide watch with an inmate companion, and recording a specific movement or update on July 23 at 1:38 AM where he was moved to suicide watch and senior staff (Medical, Captain, Duty Psych) were notified.
EFTA00035508.pdf
This document is a Daily Activity Report from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) New York dated July 28, 2019, covering activities for July 27, 2019. It notes significant staff shortages resulting in unassigned posts, including in the SHU and 10-South. Crucially, it documents that inmate Jeffrey Epstein (#76318-054) was on 'Psych Observation w/inmate companion' at that time.
EFTA00035493.pdf
This document is a Daily Activity Report from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York dated July 8, 2019, covering activities from the previous day, July 7, 2019. It details significant staffing shortages across multiple shifts, resulting in vacated correctional assignments in sensitive areas like 10 South and the Special Housing Unit (SHU). Crucially, the report documents the movement of Jeffrey Epstein (Inmate #76318-054) from unit EN to ZA and his admission to the Special Housing Unit.
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