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This document is an email dated July 28, 2019, circulating a Wall Street Journal article titled 'What Jail Is Like for Jeffrey Epstein.' The text details the grim conditions at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Manhattan, where Epstein was held in 'the box' with former police officer Nicholas Tartaglione. It mentions Epstein's recent denial of bail, his move to suicide watch after being found unconscious, and complaints from other inmates and lawyers about vermin, cold temperatures, and sanitation issues at the facility.

An email chain from November 2019 between defense attorney Bruce Barket and the US Attorney's Office (SDNY). Barket requests statements made by inmate Nicholas Tartaglione and video footage regarding Jeffrey Epstein's attempted suicide on July 22-23, 2019. The US Attorney's Office agrees to produce Tartaglione's statements but explicitly denies the request for the suicide attempt video and reports, claiming they are not relevant to the case.

This document is a chain of emails between attorney Bruce Barket and staff at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York regarding inmate Nicholas Tartaglione. The correspondence begins with a media inquiry from The Daily Beast about an alleged attack by Tartaglione on Jeffrey Epstein. It follows with Barket's complaints about leaks and concerns for his client's mental health after parents described Tartaglione as 'incoherent,' leading to an internal MCC check which confirmed he was 'not incoherent' the following morning.

This document is a letter from defense attorney Bruce Barket to Judge Kenneth Karas requesting an evidentiary hearing regarding the destruction of surveillance video from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC). The missing video allegedly depicted the outside of the cell shared by Nicholas Tartaglione and Jeffrey Epstein during Epstein's suicide attempt on July 23, 2019. The defense argues this video is exculpatory for Tartaglione's sentencing mitigation, while the Government has admitted that the MCC inadvertently preserved the wrong video and that the backup system failed due to technical errors.

A chain of emails from late August 2019 between attorney Bruce Barket and officials from the US Attorney's Office and MCC New York regarding inmate Nicholas Tartaglione ('Nick'). The discussions focus on requests for social visits with his parents, which MCC restricts based on policy and disciplinary sanctions, allowing them only for mitigation purposes in capital cases. The emails also confirm a legal meeting with Tartaglione on August 28, 2019.

This document is an email thread from August 15, 2019, circulating a Fox News article about the accidental release of serial bank robber Michael Matthews from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) just days before Jeffrey Epstein's death. The article highlights serious security failures and irregularities at the MCC, including quotes from Attorney General William Barr expressing anger at the facility's failures. It also includes comments from the lawyer of Epstein's former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, describing conditions at MCC as inhumane and worse than Rikers Island.