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# UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
MEMORANDUM

Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York, New York





TO: LT



July 23, 2019



FROM: S/O/S



SUBJECT: Incident on 9 south

On July 23, 2019 at approximately 1:27, I, S.O.S responded to a body alarm on the Special Housing Unit. While the 9-South officer was conducted rounds inmate Epstein, Jeffrey #76318-054 was found in his cell with a noose around his neck and appeared to be unresponsive. I assisted with taking inmate Epstein #76318-054 from his cell and putting him on a stretcher. The inmate was taken to the second floor and placed on suicide watch, where he was monitored by staff. Moments afterwards, inmate Epstein became responsive. While observing inmate Epstein he sat up on the bed and began telling me that he think his Bunkie, Tartaglione, Nicholas #78514-054 tried to kill him. Inmate Epstein also stated that his Bunkie also tried to extort money from him and stated that if he didn’t pay him that he would beat him up. He stated that this has been going on for a week. I asked inmate Epstein if he told staff about this and he told me no, that he’d only told his lawyer. He went on to say that his Bunkie told him that if he beat him up, because of his charges, the officers would not report it and because of this he was not comfortable telling the officers about the prolong threats and alleged attempts to extort him. I immediately reported this to the lieutenant.

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EFTA00104990

# UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
MEMORANDUM

Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York, New York



At approximately 1:27AM, I responded to a radio transmission asking for staff assistance on 9 South (Special Housing Unit). Once I was granted access to said unit I made my way to the location (M Tier) in which the disturbance stemmed from. I was told by Officer that Epstein, Jeffrey I/M# 76318-054 has attempted to hang himself. Upon arrival to cell number 124 in which he was housed, I noticed J. Epstein I/M# 76318-054 on the floor and Officer J. placing restraints on him. Officer , Lt. and I entered said cell attempting to assist in said process.

Now that I am inside of the cell I notice that J. Epstein I/M# 76318-054 was snoring on the floor of his cell, he appeared to be asleep. We made several verbal commands for him to wake up and attempted to get him to his feet but they were all unsuccessful. After said attempts Lt. asked for a stretcher to be retrieve to safely remove him out of his cell. Once the stretcher arrived, Officer , Officer J. and I lifted J. Epstein I/M# 76318-054 off the floor and placed him on the stretcher. Once we secured him safely on the stretcher, Officer and I lifted J. Epstein I/M# 76318-054 who is now on the stretcher safely out of 9 South (Special Housing Unit) and into the awaiting elevator.

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