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 hes out of there. Its 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 Justices 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. Epsteins death raises serious questions that must be answered. In addition to the FBIs investigation, I have consulted with the Inspector General who is opening an investigation into the...
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It’s not shocking at all if they wanted him dead.
Yes, “shocking.” Uh huh.
Who made the decision to take him off suicide watch? Probably the same person who decided to not send reinforcements into Ben Ghazi. Nobody.
Perhaps their union will even allow them to answer.
Garroted himself to death.
Happens every day...
Only person most shocked is/was Epstein
It’s interesting that all these people are now saying ‘Shocking! Appalling!’...
> 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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Nope.
Another conspiracy.
Too many conspiracy theories NUTJOBS out there.
> 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, its nobodys fault. It was just a procedural error.
Wink, wink. Nod, nod.
How do we know he is dead?
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 dont 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.
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