EFTA00130182¶
8/12/19¶
AM, DC¶
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oversight of security entire building¶
13 ITS direct supervision¶
12S-134 line staff / officers¶
sit on executive staff w/ worden¶
assure security/protocols are¶
provided by ITS + sub. staff¶
following policy guidelines set¶
fourth by BOP¶
SHU I+ =¶
admin I+ = maintain paperwork, etc.¶
SIS I+ = intel¶
ops/activities I+ = day-to-day ops¶
maintain order on¶
3 shifts¶
emergency preparedness H = incidents fires, bomb there is¶
EFTA00130183¶
Special considerations for high profile inmates if designated¶
mental, physical, medical, psychological, sexual assault/pedator assessments to provide proper care¶
diff inmates come in with diff criteria - need to be housed appropriately¶
Interacted spoke w/ Mr. Epstein on 3 occasions, pleasant¶
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asked who Capt was & capt introduced himself and explained his duties
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explained about meals during attny sessions
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as soon as attny visiting opened, E. would be brought down & sit all day did not like cell - accommodated him when he needed water, restroom,
EFTA00130184¶
was not present @ Epstein’s arrival¶
knew there was a possibility he was coming in advance in pipeline¶
vetted him to determine if he would come to GP placed in SHU 3+YP S close supervision for contraband smuggling, suicide watch¶
Epstein engaged in manipulative behavior to not have a cell mate¶
made statements about worrying to see psychologist, psychologist interviewed him¶
initially on suicide watch interviewed upgraded on psychops ble determined not to have suicide tendencies back to SHU¶
EFTA00130185¶
hear from rounds, monitoring¶
suicide attempt - found unresponsive on floor wl homemade piece of fabric¶
cellmate gets Staff’s attention Staff cuffed cellmate, remove Epstein, brought to medical, assessed, become coherent, made allegation that cellmate¶
med to take his life fully screened cellmate up to warden back on suicide water approx 1wk now has suicidal tendencies in¶
incarceration history is he suicidal s. using manipulative tactics¶
psych obs¶
SHU returns¶
EFTA00130186¶
made sure he had haircut, before bathed, proper uniform, meals on time, strive to ensure he was taken care of¶
fully screened inmote to determine/vet new cellmate for Epstein¶
initiated this process @ direction of Warden¶
Reyes was selected asst Warden → Warden → regional direction¶
worden directed multiple times he needed climate¶
verbally advised Lt ne needed a cellmate @ all times¶
directed STU L+ every day he needed¶
EFTA00130187¶
no SHU Lt the+ Friday 8/9 had day off)¶
OPS had oversight that day, took over responsibilities of SHU¶
was aware, Capt informed all L+S approx a week prior, 30 min cheeks + unannounced rounds need to be stepped up¶
Capt went into SHU + directed staff about needing to be vigilant multiple occasions inmates/cellmates are moved for various reasons — court, legal library, medical recreation, incident in cell,¶
Fri 8/9 - Reyes has court¶
EFTA00130188¶
Estein has an attorney session¶
Attny processed in in the morning and Stein is brought down to attny room¶
Capt was never notified that Reyes was released for court.¶
normally, if an inmate is likely to be discharged / transferred , their property is retrieved, boxed, secured w/ property form by staff , all items accounted for + invented¶
all Mee staff must sign logbook to enter STU if not assigned there. Staff (GO) will¶
physically escort them or will pick up property @ unit door¶
EFTA00130189¶
not uncommon for Reyes to be gone for extended period Capt was not notified that his belongings were removed¶
C. 0.5 would have known Reyes belongings were removed¶
C. O. should have notified a LT who would have briefed up notified Capt¶
If he was not tired cop would have likely put Epstein on psychoks¶
is not aware of any L+S knowing Reyes stuff is moved Sat morning around 7 AM, is called and told EP is found unresponsive in cell L+ called him¶
EFTA00130190¶
Where is his cell mate? He didn’t have a cellmate. He was assigned a cellmate but I was involved in the process¶
Fri @ PM - ops Lt¶
- 10 PM
assigned¶
Fri 10PM -¶
responsible for SHT¶
and all of building¶
Sat 6AM - Lt¶
Lt¶
relieved¶
early¶
Capt did not personally tell Lt that Epstein needed a cellmate but she was aware blc ne put no formal meeting it out repeatedly to pass into alorg instructed each Lt verbally and informally¶
EFTA00130191¶
in SHU, 36 min rounds need to be done consistently + irregularly done will not to exceed 46 min time from¶
good order being maintained, no suspicious activity, in meteg are unresponsive¶
documented in C.O. log in & TRUSCOPE (elec. logbook)¶
presses button round needs to be done physically before button is clicked unfortunately, sometimes officers don’t do 3$ min rounds or exceed 3$ min threshold¶
it is documented when terminal rounds are logged from 2 terminals in SHU that¶
IS aware of only way to determine if round is physically done, need to check cameras¶
EFTA00130192¶
2 C.O.’s assigned to SHU on morning water @ midnight SHU 2 - responsible for rounds¶
Cept was unaware cameras were down¶
He left early on Thursday when discussion about cameras occurred.¶
Mr. camera tech, notified he was working on system earlier that week but no specific & not informed they were not functioning First notified cameras were down on Sat morning when he got to institution & asked to see footage¶
C. O.’s don’t typically know when cameras are down¶
EFTA00130193¶
associate worden¶
notified¶
She informed worden also attempted to cell Inst. duty officer¶
choplain Meet to set info¶
went to meet that morning approx before 8 AM¶
screened in gets gear on FL 3 went to SHU¶
sign in logbook anything pertaining to inmate Epstein could not locate Epstein’s file 30 min rounds logbook attny conference book count slips & EI ‘s asked for cameras footage¶
Warden was present at his arrival¶
EFTA00130194¶
expressed that staff admitted they didn’t do rounds, 3:00 & 5:00 counts officer thomas entered cell w/o supervisor present¶
Epstein was placed on floor to do life saving efforts¶
concerned over where was cell mate¶
some of his staff were under impression Reyes was released from (not true)¶
3:44 / 5:04 count - physically count in each cell¶
Informed A.W. when Noel & Thomas admitted to Lt.¶
no entries of counts in Truscope for the entire night could be hardcopies if tech is down¶
EFTA00130195¶
no electronic accounts the entire night¶
all phone calls in SITU are monitored, limited phone calls should be recorded never heard about complaints or concerns over phone calls¶
aware that Epstein made a call @ 7PM on Friday+ 8/9 (he was told this on Sat 8/14)¶
Uncommon to make an unrecorded phone call in SHU would advise against it because it is not surveilled can make a recorded call in IT’s office, documented in a monitored log book¶
Copt is not briefed on phone cells in the SHU generally¶
EFTA00130196¶
SHU, C.O.’s are not permitted to give inmates phone cells but unit team member or choplain can take inmate to it’s office to make cell¶
Supervise, did best to safeguard + ensure protection of inmates effectively, wholeheartedly¶
staff aware of seriousness¶