EFTA00132487¶
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED¶
Bureau of Prisons Psychology Services Suicide Risk Assessment¶
| Inmate Name: | EPSTEIN, JEFFREY EDWARD |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth: | 01/20/1953 |
| Date: | 08/01/2019 13:29 |
Reg #: 76318-054¶
Unit Team: 5¶
Type of Housing: SHU- Administrative Segregation¶
Cell Accommodation: Double-Cell¶
FINDINGS¶
This assessment and the resulting recommendations are based on the following sources of information:¶
Clinical Interview, Medical Record, Psychology Data System, Sentry¶
Reason for Referral¶
R & D staff reported to this writer this morning at about 8:30 AM on 8/01/19 that yesterday when Mr. Epstein was brought back from court the US Marshals asked him to sign a form that noted Mr. Epstein has “suicidal tendencies.” Mr. Epstein was seen for a Suicide Risk Assessment at about 1:00 PM on 8/01/19 in Attorney Conference.¶
This note is being entered at about 4:20 PM on 8/01/19.¶
Mental Health History¶
According to a Suicide Risk Assessment dated 7/09/19 by Dr. “Inmate Epstein denied any history of mental health treatment, either on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Inmate Epstein denied any treatment in the past or present with psychotropic medication. He also denied any acute mental health symptoms at this time.”¶
Self-Harm History¶
According to a Suicide Risk Assessment dated 7/09/19 by Dr. “Inmate Epstein denied any past or present suicidal ideation, intention or plan. He denied ever engaging in any suicide attempts or self-injurious behavior in the past.”¶
According to this writer’s Suicide Risk Assessment dated 7/23/19, “It is unclear at this time if he had placed the string around his neck or if someone else did.”¶
Current Problem¶
R & D staff reported to this writer this morning at about 8:30 AM on 8/01/19 that yesterday when Mr. Epstein was brought back from court the US Marshals asked him to sign a form that noted Mr. Epstein has “suicidal tendencies.” This is likely due to the incident on 7/23/19, but as a precaution another Suicide Risk Assessment was conducted.¶
Mr. Epstein seemed surprised that there was a form noting suicidal tendencies. He denied stating he was suicidal.¶
He said he saw the DHO today and he said his incident report for the marks on his neck was expunged. He stated even though he has his cpap machine now, he said his cellmate talks at night and he stated this keeps him up. This writer offered to talk to the SHU Lt. to have him housed with a different cellmate, but he stated he wants to give it 3 to 4 days to see if he wants a different cellmate. He complained about the noise in SHU.¶
Current Mental Status¶
Level of Consciousness: Alert and Oriented¶
Psychomotor Activity: Normal¶
General Appearance: Normal¶
Behavior: Cooperative¶
Thought Process: Goal Directed¶
Mood: Appropriate to Content¶
Thought Content: Normal¶
Current Mental Status: He exhibited a neutral mood with a mildly restricted range of affect. His speech was logical and¶
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EFTA00132488¶
| Inmate Name: | EPSTEIN, JEFFREY EDWARD |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth: | 01/20/1953 |
| Date: | 08/01/2019 13:29 |
coherent, with no loosening of associations or tangential, circumstantial or irrelevant speech. Auditory and visual hallucinations were denied, and delusions were not elicited. He did not engage in any bizarre or inappropriate behavior. He denied current suicidal or self harm ideation and he agreed to immediately tell staff if he starts to have suicidal or self harm thoughts. He was future oriented. He does not appear to be an immediate danger to self. He denied thoughts of hurting others and he agreed to tell staff if he has these thoughts.¶
RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS ASSESSED:¶
This writer screened the inmate for a variety of empirically validated factors commonly associated with risk for self-harm and suicide.¶
The following STATIC risk factors were assessed to be present and increase the inmate’s risk for engaging in suicide related behaviors: High Profile Crime, Lack of family connections, Sex offender status¶
The following DYNAMIC risk factors were assessed to be present and increase the inmate’s risk for engaging in suicide related behaviors: Current physical pain, Sleep problems¶
The following PROTECTIVE factors were assessed to be present and may decrease the inmate’s risk of suicide: Able to identify reasons to live, Denial of suicidal ideation/intention/plans, Future orientation, Religious beliefs against suicide, Supportive family relationships, View of death as negative, Willingness to engage in treatment¶
Risk Factors: He was found by staff in his cell in SHU on 7/23/19 with a string loosely tied around his neck, which M¶
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