8/12/19¶
AM, DC¶
EMPLOYEE 10¶
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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 ROP¶
SHU I+ = L+¶
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 thereals¶
SDNY_00007666 EFTA_00000790¶
EFTA00135192¶
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 - asked who capt was & capt introduced himself and explained his duties - explained about meals, cared dunny attnry sessions¶
- 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, etc.
SDNY_00007667 EFTA_00000791¶
EFTA00135193¶
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 GF placed in STU 3+YP S close supervision for contraband smuggling, suicide watch¶
Epstein engaged in manipulative behavior to not have a cell more¶
made statements about worrying to see psychologist, psychologist interviewed him¶
initially on suicide water interviewed upgraded on psychops ble determined not to have suicide tendencies back to SHU¶
SDNY_00007668 EFTA_00000792¶
EFTA00135194¶
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 . Us ing manipulative tactics¶
psych obs¶
SHU returns¶
SDNY_00007669 EFTA_00000793¶
EFTA00135195¶
made sure he had haircut, before bathed, proper uniform, meals on time, strive to ensure he was taken core of¶
fully screened inmote to determine/vet new cellmate for Epstein¶
initiated this process @ direction of Warden was selected asst Warden → Warden → regional direction¶
worden directed multiple times he needed cellmate¶
verbally advised Lt ne needed a cellmate @ all times¶
directed STU L+ every day he needed¶
SDNY_00007670 EFTA_00000794¶
EFTA00135196¶
no SHU Lt the+ Friday 8/9 (had day off)¶
OPS had oversight that day; took over responsibilities of SHU¶
was aware informed all L+S approx a week prior, 30 min cheeks + unannounced rounds need to be stepped up¶
EMPLOYEE 10 went into SHU + directed staff about needing to be vigilent multiple occasions inmates/cellmates are moved for various reasons—court, legal library, medical, recreation, incident in cell,¶
Fri 819 - has court¶
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EFTA00135197¶
Estein has an attorney session¶
Attny processed in in the morning and Epstein is brought down to attny room¶
EMPLOYEE 10¶
notfried that 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¶
identify themselves & all MCC staff must sign logbook to enter SHU if not assigned there. Staff (GO) will physically escort them or will pick up property @ unit door¶
SDNY_00007672 EFTA_00000796¶
EFTA00135198¶
EMPLOYEE 10 was not notified that his belongings were removed¶
C. 0.5 would have known belongings were removed¶
C. O. should have not freed a LT who would have briefed up notfried EMPLOYEE 10¶
If he was not freed EMPLOYEE 10 would have likely put Epstein on psych obs¶
EMPLOYEE 10¶
EMPLOYEE 10 is not aware of any L+3 knowing stuff is moved Sat morning around 7 AM, is called and told EP is found unresponsive in cell L+1 called him¶
SDNY_00007673 EFTA_00000797¶
EFTA00135199¶
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¶
- 10PM
assigned¶
Fri 10PM -¶
responsible for STU¶
and all of building¶
Sat 4AM - LT¶
ht retreved ht early¶
did not personally tell it that Epstein needed a cellmate but she was aware blc ne put no formal meeting it out repeatedly to pass into instructed each verbally and informally¶
SDNY_00007674 EFTA_00000798¶
EFTA00135200¶
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 TRUSCOPE (elec. losbook) C.O. log in & presses button round needs to be done physically before button is clicked unfortunately, sometimes officers don’t do 36 min rounds or exceed 36 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¶
SDNY_00007675 EFTA_00000799¶
EFTA00135201¶
2 C.O.’s assigned to SHU on morning water @ midnight SHU 2 - responsible for rounds¶
EMPLOYEE 10 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 specifics & not informed they were not functioning First notified cameras were down on Sat morning when we got to institution & asked to see footage¶
C. O.’s don’t typically know when cameras are down¶
SDNY_00007676 EFTA_00000800¶
EFTA00135202¶
associate warden notified A.W. she informed warden also attempted to call Inst. duty officer Mr.¶
choplain Meet to set info¶
went to meet that morning approx before 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¶
werden was present at his arrival¶
SDNY_00007677 EFTA_00000801¶
EFTA00135203¶
It expressed that staff admitted they didn’t do rounds, 3:44 & 5:06 rounds, 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 was released from HC (not true)¶
3:04/S:04 count - physically person 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 nondcopies if teen is down¶
SDNY_00007678 EFTA_00000802¶
EFTA00135204¶
no electronic accounts the entire night¶
all phone calls in SITU are monitored, limited phone calls calls should be recorded never heard about complaints/ concerns over phone calls¶
aware that Epstein made a call @ 7 PM 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 bc it is not surveilled can make a recorded call in it’s office, documented in a monitored log book¶
EMPLOYEE 10 is not briefed on phone cells in the SHU generally¶
SDNY_00007679 EFTA_00000803¶
EFTA00135205¶
In SHU, C.O.’s are not permitted to give inmates phone calls 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¶
SDNY_00007680 EFTA_00000804¶
EFTA00135206¶