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This document is an internal DOJ/BOP email dated December 6, 2019, discussing a media inquiry from the NY Daily News regarding poor morale and facility conditions at MCC New York following Jeffrey Epstein's suicide. The reporter notes that morale has plummeted due to 'falsification of documents charges' and staffing issues, asking specific questions about funding, hiring, and policy changes since Epstein's death. The proposed government responses to these questions are fully redacted.

This document is an internal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) email chain dated December 6, 2019, coordinating a response to a media inquiry from the NY Daily News. The reporter asks six specific questions regarding facility conditions, staff morale, hiring practices, and policy changes at MCC New York following Jeffrey Epstein's suicide and subsequent charges against guards for falsifying documents. The proposed responses to these questions are entirely redacted under exemption (b)(5).