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Former Warden: ‘Shocking’ for Jeffrey Epstein To Be Taken off Suicide Watch
Breitbart ^ | 10 Aug 2019 | Joshu Caplan

Posted on 08/11/2019 9:55:21 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

A former prison warden is speaking out after alleged child sex trafficker and millionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his New York City prison cell on Saturday morning. Epstein, a convicted pedophile who befriended numerous politicians and celebrities over the years, was found unresponsive in his cell around 6:30 a.m. at the Metropolitan Correctional Center from “an apparent suicide,” the Department of Justice said.

He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

On July 23, the 66-year-old was found unconscious with marks on his neck. He was put on suicide watch for six days before being returned to his cell in a high-security part of the jail, the New York Times reported.

Cameron Lindsay, an ex-warden who worked at three federal prisons, said in an interview with NBC News:

For them to pull him off suicide watch is shocking. For someone this high-profile, with these allegations and this many victims, who has had a suicide attempt in the last few weeks, you can take absolutely no chances. You leave him on suicide watch until he’s out of there. It’s too early to say what I think should happen, but if this did occur as we believe that it did, some staff are going to have some hard questions to answer.

The Department of Justice’s inspector general and the FBI immediately launched probes as politicians, law enforcement officials, and alleged victims expressed shock that Epstein could take his own life.

Attorney General William Barr said in a statement:

I was appalled to learn that Jeffrey Epstein was found dead early this morning from an apparent suicide while in federal custody. Mr. Epstein’s death raises serious questions that must be answered. In addition to the FBI’s investigation, I have consulted with the Inspector General who is opening an investigation into the...

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1 posted on 08/11/2019 9:55:21 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It’s not shocking at all if they wanted him dead.


2 posted on 08/11/2019 9:56:11 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Yes, “shocking.” Uh huh.


3 posted on 08/11/2019 9:57:42 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Who made the decision to take him off suicide watch? Probably the same person who decided to not send reinforcements into Ben Ghazi. Nobody.


4 posted on 08/11/2019 9:58:02 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
One would think the night staff at MCC might be asked a few questions about that.

Perhaps their union will even allow them to answer.

5 posted on 08/11/2019 9:58:47 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Garroted himself to death.

Happens every day...


6 posted on 08/11/2019 10:00:31 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist.)
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7 posted on 08/11/2019 10:00:40 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Only person most shocked is/was Epstein


8 posted on 08/11/2019 10:01:39 AM PDT by rainee (Her)
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9 posted on 08/11/2019 10:02:11 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

It’s interesting that all these people are now saying ‘Shocking! Appalling!’...


10 posted on 08/11/2019 10:03:02 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Fightin' in a basement)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

> some staff are going to have some hard questions to answer <

And heads will roll! Some low-ranking patsy guards will get fired or demoted (and they probably had nothing to do with it).

And then a panel will be appointed to revise the prison manual. Case closed.


11 posted on 08/11/2019 10:03:31 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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Notice who we are not hearing from. I have seen interviews with FORMER detectives, prison guards, a DOJ lawyer, a criminal lawyer...but I have heard NOTHING from official sources. I haven’t seen interviews, heard sound bites, or seen a prepared statement by a spokesman. Maybe it’s happened and I missed it. I suspect the reason is nobody in the great unwashed mass of The Public believes this was a suicide. If it was, there was gross incompetence. If it was murder there was a conspiracy. In either case the government has a dozen ostrich eggs on its face.


12 posted on 08/11/2019 10:03:51 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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13 posted on 08/11/2019 10:04:06 AM PDT by gaijin
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Or maybe a prisoner who has underage children on the outside?

Remember,anyone in jail who has abused children in a sexual manner are considered outcasts even in prison.


14 posted on 08/11/2019 10:04:35 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

For what it’s worth, a couple of people posting yesterday said this series of events has all the indicators of a high-profile person who is being put in a witness protection program. Hmm ...


15 posted on 08/11/2019 10:05:18 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." -- Frederick Douglass)
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To: RightGeek

Nope.

Another conspiracy.


16 posted on 08/11/2019 10:06:47 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Gen.Blather

Too many conspiracy theories NUTJOBS out there.


17 posted on 08/11/2019 10:08:42 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Texas Eagle

> Who made the decision to take him off suicide watch? <

It will all be traced back to a paperwork or communications mistake. In other words, it’s nobody’s fault. It was just a procedural error.

Wink, wink. Nod, nod.


18 posted on 08/11/2019 10:10:31 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

How do we know he is dead?


19 posted on 08/11/2019 10:10:37 AM PDT by Demanwideplan
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To: Alberta's Child

Standard procedure with high profile, suicide risk, when the cameras are down. One officer outside the cell with visual on the prisoner 24/7. The Bureau of Prisons and this jail were either highly incompetent or complicit.

Last night someone posted he was no longer suicidal according to the jail. You don’t speculate you take the safest route. He had a very recent attempt. Given the potential powerful people he could name, the threats to him if he went to prison, how could he not be suicidal.

Were I in charge off the jail, I would have glued officers to him till he was no longer my responsibility. The death, suicide or not, proves the assessment of his suicide risk was bull shot.


20 posted on 08/11/2019 10:11:31 AM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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