Epstein Was Left Alone and Not Closely Monitored Before Jail Suicide

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Source: New York Times

Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who hanged himself in a federal jail in Manhattan, was supposed to have been checked by guards every 30 minutes, but that procedure was not being followed the night before he was found, a law-enforcement official with knowledge of his detention said.

In addition, the jail had transferred his cellmate and allowed Mr. Epstein to be housed alone in a cell just two weeks after he had been taken off suicide watch, a decision that also violated the jail’s normal procedure, two officials said.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/nyregion/epstein-death-manhattan-correctional-center.html?module=inline

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