-l of 8- Orriciat Recorp FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ewed at 1 York, NY, 1000 uthern (US Attorne s Plaza, District of New York). Present at the interview was Office of the Insg General (OIG) Special Agent (SA) Rn. tity of the inter wing Agents and the nature of the inter ector istant [ Attorney of the fter being advised =d the fo . Her background include lowing statement: olitan 's degree in Center Master's lth a Doctorate. cf was the staff p Prison for two years, Sounseling, a Master's in Clinical Counseling, and State Fellowship, an internship working at an in / out pati treatment center, and she did an working wi a battered wo logist at th Metropolitan She reviews all the reports forensic reports are out on then s eing more patier to staffing. Her are 7Ja.m p.m., Monday raire (PSIQ) ited Investigationon 08/29/2019 a New File# 90A-NY-3151227 Date drafted y This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency EFTA00141145

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 9OA-NY-3151227 Continuation of FD-302 of (U) Interview of fs ,On 08/29/2019 page 2 OF 8B mental health history, as well as any symptoms they are feeling at that time. Based off the PSIQ, inmates are rated a "Care Code' rating. Code 1 means there are no concerns about the inmate's mental health status. They have no needs, and will not be followed up with unless requested to by either the inmate themselves, or staff. Code 2 means there is some history of mental health issues, but the inmate has them under control. Psychological Services will follow up with these individuals monthly. Code 3 are more severe cases and they are seen every week by Psychological Services to ensure the inmate is stable. If the inmate isn't stable in general population, they will be moved to observation. If they continue to deteriorate, they will go to the hospital. Code 4 inmates are seen everyday by Psychological Services, and are under constant psychological observation. ft pointed out that a Code 1 can be on Suicide Watch. Often times those cases involve manipulation techniques used by inmates to get what they want from staff. For example if an inmate is not getting along with a guard, or they want a new cellmate, they will claim to be suicidal to get out of their housing area. If an inmate does this two or three times, they will be bumped to a Code 2 so that a psychologist will meet with them monthly. Suicide Watch means an inmate is imminently suicidal. If an inmate is placed on suicide watch they are under constant watch by staff, they have a special mattress, blanket, and smock to wear,and their cell lights are on 24/7. Suicide Observation is a lower classification, and is not at all Bureau of Prison (BOP) facilities. Everything is the same with suicide observation inmates, except they are allowed to have their clothing, and some materials such as books. Suicide Watch can be detrimental if a person is left on it for too long, so Observation is used to see how an inmate is doing before releasing them back to general population. Any psychologist at the jail can take an inmate off of Suicide Watch, but they do consult with | on occasion. Many times the executive staff EFTA00141146

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 9O0A-NY-315 1 (U) 22 Continuation of FD-302 of at the jail me and inmates' 1 p dis Captain, Supervisory Attorney, Du Department Head Meetings are held on Po completed the 2019. >STEIN did not mark anything EP IN, he would have been to _ aside from his psychological health EPSTEIN sent Insult offense charges. When ordered he be placed on watch status (Ss thorough suicide risk as nt. in a 1A, for further details.) angry he was placed on obser\ mpleted the Suicide ti was £ history of suicidally, no substance present at those meetings are a. the Warden, two Ass with about EpSTEIN's returned , On , Page ervic ological status and are ys, Thursdays, and Fridays. Generally siate Wardens, Officer, and the Executive Assistant. Wednesdays y PSIQ for JEFFREY EPSTEIN on July 8, on his PSIQ, and had it not been general population and rated a Care Code k £ including the high profile case and sex from court that day, FY to allow psychology to complete a ee Reference #1, attached to this report EPSTEIN Risk As the next day. on, but he continued to report no abuse, no major medical rns,and r te but annoyed with a . overt risk factors. EPSTEIN was poli EPSTEIN was kept in observation pending a suitable housing placement g n his risk factors li of being an alleged sex ng brother/relative. She quoted | believed it was a genuine to this report in a 1A, for further offender, high profile crime, and ha. EPSTEIN as fying one fun." ng “being alive i statement. (See Reference #2, attached details). PY provided the interviewing Agents a copy of the Suicide Risk Assessment which was placed into this case as Reference #3, attached to this report ina 1A. Or Observation. EPSTEIN was rvation due to housing ly e€ stable at that time. McC for several more at he would be voiced complaints cellmate for the TEIN' Warden and Asso Her thought was the decided upon cel pecial Housing Unit iate Warden. FY was not i conce ntinued to be EPSTEIN E aware € EIN en if he got bail, and weeks. made several demands to a. which she passed onto executive staff. (SHU) sluded on was decided by the that decision. imate, a. had a lot to lose EFTA00141147

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Continuation of FD-302 of FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 90A-NY-31 was ta STEIN in because make there all day. for demand h as wanting to 2019, itinued to p after ome to attorney conference. cerns, but STEIN 2019, a SHU seen because he was in attorney because he found in his cell wi was on icide Watch. °o been placed leted morning. During the a what happened. He denied suicidal he wanted to fight his Ss ca TE IN had to learned that EE staff tried to kill PF had three hypothes this incident meant: It either T was gaming k n him. FY complete made 1 ken of the Both a thinking EPSTEIN was suicidal. wear a brown th 2ail review was attempted on 23, 2019, Po received a phone call rec th a l rdered the had that him. QJ kept EPsTeIN on in no a, 7, to him low risk f obser ttorney his attorney were EPSTEIN to tinued uniform to his attorney ose onto the SHU conc hearing, he called for PY EPSTEIN didn't report any psychological t being met. tant. EPSTEIN requested a but he not Ny was conference. ding EPSTEIN oo neck and had ent be suici later Suicide nent that ld | he did not remember future plans, he wanted to learn, e, and he was "acting like a big kid." | icide his c Watch. particular order, regarding what or both, meaning ther was something they wanted that they weren't getting, so this was how they were going to play the stem to their advantage. 2.) It was a rehearsal by EPSTEI 3.) It was an N, who real was suicidal. MMMM et with EPSTEIN. EPSTEIN EFTA00141148

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 90A-NY-31 Continuation of FD-302 of called him a pedophile. EPSTEIN reportec iad bee »laying with a nembered was waking up snoring. E dal and reported being unhappy wi his legal situation. He had been eating, drinking, and sl ch, and placed him on ding. ological At that time, FY was on whi of her hypotheses using his charm to might ha doubt about what happened. ogy had not been contacted by EP erns regarding his mental health. ys with any 19, FY met with IN, who was in good spirits back." Po confronted EPSTEIN on TEIN said he © saying "wel answers. E the attempted suicide incident in an attempt to r it, and told a give him some cues to help him ser. He continued with his requests and c go back to SHU. EPSTEIN told FY "I have a life and want t fin ife." Ree peene kept him Observati Decal ques red regarding the was baffled plaints, and did not want to back ith EPSTEIN. EPSTEIN said he yntinued with plaints and ish like him. It against the EIN said he did not like pain and Jewish had been interacting with the 27, 2019, | met with EPSTEIN, who was anxio due to the fact he did not know how he yt the marks. going IN did not answer as questions about that night. She had begun working with him, and provided him with handouts to cope with EFTA00141149

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 9O0A-NY-3151227 Continuation of FD-302 of (U) Inte (On 08/29/2019 paye 6 Of 8B housing. HE | vestigation into a possible assault regarding this incident still had not returned any answers. | kept EPSTEIN on Psychological Observation. On July 28, 2019, | met with EPSTEIN, who appeared the same. His logbooks showed no signs of suicidality, and he was participating in his legal meetings. There had been no contact from EPSTEIN's legal team regarding any mental health concerns. On July 29, 2019, QM) visited EPSTEIN. EPSTEIN expressed that he would like to stay in Psychological Observation because it is "safe." EPSTEIN had been requesting his CPAP machine so that he could get a good night's sleep. Due to the machine having a cord, this could not be accommodated in Psychological Observation. EPSTEIN was given a choice to stay in Psychological Observation one more night without it, or go to SHU with it. He chose to stay in Psychological Observation one more night. | | | consulted with executive staff prior to this decision. On July 30, 2019, | transitioned EPSTEIN back to the SHU. | | | sent an email updating the appropriate staff of EPSTEIN's transition off Psychological Observation and the need for him to be housed with a cellmate. (See Reference #7, attached to this report in a 1A.) FY discussed the importance of SHU inmates having a cellmate for the following reasons: 1.) decreases isolation 2.) decreases privacy 3.) provides a distraction 4.) provides a rescue opportunity At risk settings for inmates include restrictive housing, single cells, and private spaces. SHU employees receive training on suicide prevention quarterly. All employees receive suicide prevention training once a year. PF provided slides from MCC's suicide prevention training to the interviewing Agents, referred to as References #8 and #9, attached to this report in a 1A, which highlight the above information. She stated all EFTA00141150

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 9O0A-NY-3151227 Continuation of FD-302 of (U) Interview of fF ,On 08/29/2019 page 7 Of 8 lieutenants should be aware of the cellmate policy both due to the training regularly provided, and Psychological Services constantly reminding them of the procedure and needs of specific inmates. PF noted after EPSTEIN's death, his old cellmate's label was still on his door. That is one of the things the psych department looks for in their daily rounds in the SHU - that there are two bodies in each cell. Po was aware that 2 tended the closeout meeting that week, and discussed EPSTEIN's desire to have a single cell, but his need for a cellmate. Fs was unaware regular rounds by the correctional officers were not being completed. She is considered executive staff, so officers would not tell her they were not being completed, and inmates wouldn't tell her because of fear of retaliation by the guards. PF noted LT. || is very regimented, and regularly does what she asks. Po was not aware that EPSTEIN signed a new will on August 8. Had she known, it would have been considered a red flag, and EPSTEIN would have been placed on Psychological Observation. The attorneys did not tell anyone from Psychological Services that it had occurred. On August 8, 2019, fF attended the SHU meeting. She couldn't recall all who was there, but it included unit team members, executive staff, and attorneys for MCC. Nothing significant was discussed about EPSTEIN at the meeting. She conducted SHU rounds to see EPSTEIN. He had a cellmate at that time, and EPSTEIN had the lower bunk. He didn't have any visible problems, appeared in good spirits, and reported getting along with his cellmate. He had received his PAC number which allows him to make phone calls, and he asked for his books from Psychological Observation. FY never suggested a cell room with a camera for EPSTEIN because she wanted him to have a cellmate. Rooms with cameras aren't always perfect due to the guard having to maintain a constant eye on the camera screen. She noted she has never gone to attorney conference for any other patients / inmates. She believes MCC Psychological Services did all they could for EPSTEIN, and ultimately the lack of a cellmate and understaffing contributed to his death. Three suicide risk assessments were completed on EPSTEIN, which is unusual. One of those was completed due to a judge's order. EFTA00141151

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