EFTA00140435¶
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT¶
MEMORANDUM¶
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York, New York¶
DATE: July 23, 2019¶
TO:¶
Operations Lieutenant¶
FROM: Senior Officer¶
SUBJECT: Epstein, Jeffrey LM# 76318-054¶
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 placing restraints on him. Officer 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 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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