Jeffrey Epstein was left alone and not closely monitored before jail suicide: Officials
In addition, the jail had transferred his cellmate and allowed 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.
The disclosures about apparent failures in Epstein’s detention at the Metropolitan Correctional Center deepened questions about his suicide and are likely to be the focus of inquiries by the US justice department and the FBI.
The federal Bureau of Prisons has already come under criticism for not keeping Epstein under a suicide watch after he had been found in his cell on July 23 with injuries that suggested that he had tried to kill himself.
A person with knowledge of the probe said when the decision was made to remove Epstein from suicide watch, the jail informed the justice department that Epstein would have a cellmate and that a guard “would look into his cell” every 30 minutes. But that was apparently not done, the person said. Law-enforcement officials, members of Congress and Epstein’s accusers have all demanded answers about why Epstein was not being more closely monitored.
Epstein’s suicide has also unleashed a torrent of unfounded conspiracy theories online, with people suggesting, without evidence, that Epstein was killed to keep him from incriminating others. New York mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters that it was “way too convenient” that Epstein could no longer incriminate others. Over the years, Epstein’s social circle had included dozens of politicians, business executives, scientists, academics and other notables, including President Trump, former President Bill Clinton and UK’s Prince Andrew.
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