EFTA00132305¶
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED¶
Bureau of Prisons Psychology Services¶
| Inmate Name: | EPSTEIN, JEFFREY EDWARD |
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| Date of Birth: | 01/20/1953 |
| Date: | 07/25/2019 10:14 |
| Reg #: | Unit Team: | |||||
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| Sex: | M | Facility: NYM | 5 |
Focus of Session¶
Inmate Epstein was seen by this writer this morning while on psychological observation in the hospital area of the prison.¶
Subjective/Objective Presentation¶
Inmate Epstein was in good spirits today and engaged in reciprocal conversation with this writer this morning. He smiled and remarked, “welcome back” when this writer arrived. He continues to assert he does not remember how he received marks around his neck, remarking “I do not remember anything, maybe you can give me some cues.” He stated he just remembers going for a drink of water and the next thing he knew he woke up to the sound of his own snoring. When this writer attempted to get a more detailed account from him, indicating that it would be rare to have such impairments in memory as he does not suffer from an acute cognitive disorder, he smiled and said he understood my position.¶
Inmate Epstein did reveal he is unhappy with his current confinement in Special Housing (SHU) as he considers it “a punishment cell.” He said he finds the restrictions up there unfair as he has not done anything wrong. Inmate Epstein stated he feels it is dangerous in the SHU, he cannot sleep well up there due to noise from the other inmates, it smells, and it is difficult for him to work on his legal case up there. He stated he has not received the phone calls he was promised nor has he been able to receive recreation. It was explained to him that he spends the entire day in the attorney conference room and it is likely that he has missed the times when staff members have attempted to give him phone calls and recreation. Inmate Epstein also reported complaints about the attorney conference room, stating they do not take him to the bathroom frequently enough.¶
Inmate Epstein adamantly denied any suicidality at this time, stating “I am too vested in my case to fight it. I have a life and I want to go back to living my life.” He denied any acute symptoms at this time.¶
According to his log book, he has been eating, drinking, sleeping, and interacting with the inmate companions. He has also been attending his daily legal visits.¶
Intervention(s)¶
Inmate EPSTEIN was provided with brief supportive interventions and psychoeducation regarding additional coping strategies. Inmate EPSTEIN was mostly receptive to these interventions. He requested to be housed in general population rather than the SHU and stated he wanted to remain on psychological observation due to his concerns with being in the SHU.¶
Progress/Plan¶
In an abundance of caution, inmate Epstein will remain on psychological observation. He has yet to give an account of how he sustained the marks around his neck, is not revealing much about his mental status, and there are concerns about his adjustment at this time to being housed in the SHU. Inmate Epstein will be seen daily by psychology while on psychological observation.¶
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