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Epstein's New York lockup rare place for inmate suicides, suicide attempts
Fox ^ | August 12, 2019 | Robert Gearty

Posted on 08/12/2019 12:05:35 PM PDT by COUNTrecount

Suicides and attempted suicides among inmates have been rare occurrences at the New York federal detention center where alleged sex offender Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself.

Published reports tally only one suicide and three attempted suicides in the past 40 years at the Manhattan Correctional Center, which came under fire after Epstein's death early Saturday. The 66-year-old financier was being held on charges of sex trafficking young girls and conspiracy and had been on suicide watch after an apparent attempt to kill himself last month. Officials said Epstein wasn't on suicide watch Saturday.

Lefty lawyer Ron Kuby, who once represented a blind Egyptian sheik sentenced to life in prison after a 1990s Manhattan terrorism trial, told the Associated Press that while suicide attempts among inmates at MCC are commonplace, “it’s been a long time since they lost somebody.”

“The overall quality of staffing tends to be better than your average county jail in Bumbleberg,” he said.

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1 posted on 08/12/2019 12:05:35 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
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2 posted on 08/12/2019 12:09:25 PM PDT by COUNTrecount (If only Harvey Weinstein's bathrobe could talk.)
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Nobody is buying the suicide story.


3 posted on 08/12/2019 12:11:51 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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I’m not sure The Powers That Be really care.


4 posted on 08/12/2019 12:13:54 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: COUNTrecount

Criminals protecting criminals. I just goes on.


5 posted on 08/12/2019 12:13:57 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: ClearCase_guy

Exactly. It wasn’t a sloppy job; It’s a message. They are rubbing our noses in it.


6 posted on 08/12/2019 12:17:11 PM PDT by TarasBulbous
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To: COUNTrecount

What did he use to hang himsilf?


7 posted on 08/12/2019 12:17:43 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: COUNTrecount

POTD! Now that is funny!


8 posted on 08/12/2019 12:21:28 PM PDT by HandyDandy (All right then I will go to hell. Huckleberry Finn)
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To: COUNTrecount

He didn’t kill himself....


9 posted on 08/12/2019 12:26:11 PM PDT by stockpirate (Anyone who believes Epstein killed himself is a fool)
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To: COUNTrecount

He was on suicide watch, then off suicide watch, then on watch then off watch. Which is it? Ders some corruption going on round here.


10 posted on 08/12/2019 12:31:19 PM PDT by ImNotLying (The Constitution is an instrument for the people to restrain the government...Patrick Henry)
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Ha! Nice!


11 posted on 08/12/2019 12:34:17 PM PDT by Spruce
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They don’t care.
As long as the Ministry of Propaganda with its 90% saturation only tells their story, enough believe it for them to get by.


12 posted on 08/12/2019 12:42:53 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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I think you’re right.


13 posted on 08/12/2019 12:42:55 PM PDT by Romulus
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It’s all legit.

Only a racist wouldn’t think it was all legit.


14 posted on 08/12/2019 12:49:36 PM PDT by chris37 (Monday, March 25 2019 is Maga Day!)
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It still is.


15 posted on 08/12/2019 2:54:39 PM PDT by null and void (Heaven has an impenetrable wall, and a welcoming gate for those qualified, Hell is wide open.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

A visitor bought him a new neck tie and was helping him try it on


16 posted on 08/12/2019 4:09:47 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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