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Comment by Boris on August 14, 2019 at 10:59pm

Jeffrey Epstein Death: 2 Guards Fell Asleep, Failed to Do Checks

The two staff members who were guarding the jail unit where Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself fell asleep and failed to check on him for about three hours, then falsified records to cover up their mistake, according to several law enforcement and prison officials with knowledge of the matter. Those disclosures came on Tuesday as the two employees were placed on administrative leave and the warden of the jail, the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, was temporarily reassigned, pending the outcome of the investigation into Mr. Epstein’s death, the Justice Department announced. The two staff members in the special housing unit where Mr. Epstein was held — 9 South — falsely recorded in a log that they had checked on the financier, who was facing sex trafficking charges, every 30 minutes, as was required, two of the officials said. Such false entries in an official log could constitute a federal crime. In fact, the two people guarding Mr. Epstein had been asleep for some or all of the three hours, three of the officials said. The attorney general, William P. Barr, on Monday ordered the Justice Department’s inspector general to look into how Mr. Epstein had managed to commit suicide while in custody and why he had been taken off a suicide watch 12 days earlier. “We will get to the bottom of what happened,” Mr. Barr said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/nyregion/jeffrey-epstein-jail-of...

Comment by Phyllis Maka on August 14, 2019 at 3:33pm

And how pathetic the excuses! the blundering fools will have a hard time keeping their thick skin ignoring the aghast public of their brazen act with their not to believe excuses.

Comment by Michael Vara on August 14, 2019 at 3:19pm

Yes something sure not right here

Comment by John Carman on August 14, 2019 at 12:56pm

A response I sent Consortium News in response to John Kirikou's "explanation" of Suicide Watch which is different ALL over the U.S. and NOT adhered to properly. His opinions are really inaccurate or way wrong... My comment below.

1) I am a U.S. Customs whistle-blower and I was set up as retaliation for exposing serious corruption at the highest levels by Customs Directors for human Trafficking and accepting Bribes of over $250,000 for allowing 167 illegal aliens from Mexico to come into the U.S. Without a Customs or immigration inspection for passports and there were no documented passports. Other supervisors I reported gave Heroin back to Mexican Officials contrary to law and they are not investigated even though I reported it thru ALL the proper levels all the way to the Top.
I am also former U.S Secret Service and I protected Presidents in Wash.D.C. as well as Foreign Heads of State.
I have a problem with the idea that suicide watch is performed by "inmate volunteer"(Orderlies). They are NOT trained or required to respond, nor are they sworn personnel or work for BOP.
I have been in the SHU many times due to threats and avoiding fights where I might have to defend myself and I am highly trained in martial arts.I do not need an additional "charge".(I spent 60 months in prison and was shipped all over the U.S. for a crime of "Conspiracy" which I did NOT comitt and it was Entrapment thru a Convicted(FELONY) Snitch who was lying to try to get a GREEN CARD.(Illegal in the law and an FBI agent can not solicit a crime which is also Entrapment)
The Snitch in my case was previously convicted in 1996 for Lying to set up other Customs officials.
I was assigned 1 or 2 inmates to my cell and I found out they were allegedly "suicidal". Either way, we had lots of discussions and I am "Trained" in many aspects of psychology, so I am "qualified" and know when to report something or how to handle a situation, but I am not working for the BOP either.
Either way, there are NO CAMERAS in these alleged SHU situations and the Epstein case claims they weren't working. So many things wrong in Epstein's case.
I've heard there was screaming prior to Epstein being found with a bed sheet tied around his neck.
So every MCC is different and not all policies are being followed.
The BOP has a reputation of being the "Bottom of the Pile"(BOP) and they are not the most trusted employees and I've seen some pretty bad ones.
How else do you expect the Cell phones to get smuggled into the facility.
I've reported Bureau of Prisons guard and lieutenants as well as Captains and Wardens.
Allowing Cell Phones are not only Escape Charges(10 additional years), but they have been used to arrange "Hits" on other innocent people.Also a 25-LIFE sentence. They also smuggled narcotics, CD's & other contraband)
Contact for interviews: john.a.carman@gmail.com(y):)