What is document EFTA00033653?

This is a Daily Activity Report from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York dated August 1, 2019, summarizing custody operations for July 31, 2019. It was produced during the period when Jeffrey Epstein was incarcerated at the facility, ten days before his death.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions various MCC staff including Operations Lieutenants, the Warden, and Associate Wardens, as well as multiple inmates by name and identification number. It also references admissions including Vasquez, Sanchez, and others, and releases including Blackwell, Mahmood, Mccaskill, and Searles.

What does this document reveal about MCC conditions?

The report reveals significant staffing shortages at MCC New York, with multiple correctional officer posts left unassigned across all three shifts. This understaffing is notable because it occurred during the period when Jeffrey Epstein was held in the Special Housing Unit, and staffing failures were later cited as contributing factors in his death on August 10, 2019.

Why is this document significant?

This document provides contemporaneous evidence of operational conditions at MCC New York during Jeffrey Epstein's incarceration. The documented staffing shortages and unassigned posts corroborate later investigations that found inadequate supervision contributed to the failures surrounding Epstein's death ten days after this report.

What is document EFTA00033653?

This is a Daily Activity Report from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York dated August 1, 2019, summarizing custody operations for July 31, 2019. It was produced during the period when Jeffrey Epstein was incarcerated at the facility, ten days before his death.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document mentions various MCC staff including Operations Lieutenants, the Warden, and Associate Wardens, as well as multiple inmates by name and identification number. It also references admissions including Vasquez, Sanchez, and others, and releases including Blackwell, Mahmood, Mccaskill, and Searles.

What does this document reveal about MCC conditions?

The report reveals significant staffing shortages at MCC New York, with multiple correctional officer posts left unassigned across all three shifts. This understaffing is notable because it occurred during the period when Jeffrey Epstein was held in the Special Housing Unit, and staffing failures were later cited as contributing factors in his death on August 10, 2019.

Why is this document significant?

This document provides contemporaneous evidence of operational conditions at MCC New York during Jeffrey Epstein's incarceration. The documented staffing shortages and unassigned posts corroborate later investigations that found inadequate supervision contributed to the failures surrounding Epstein's death ten days after this report.

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A Daily Activity Report from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York dated August 1, 2019, covering operations for July 31, 2019—the day before Jeffrey Epstein's reported suicide.

This internal prison memo documents routine custody operations at MCC New York on July 31, 2019, just one day before Jeffrey Epstein died in custody on August 10, 2019. The report details inmate movements, disciplinary actions including placements in the Special Housing Unit (SHU), staffing shortages, and a cellphone contraband incident. While Epstein is not mentioned by name in this particular document, it provides context about the facility's operational conditions during the period of his incarceration, including chronic understaffing that left multiple correctional posts unassigned.

Key Highlights

•Documents MCC New York operations on July 31, 2019—ten days before Jeffrey Epstein's death
•Reports multiple correctional posts left unassigned due to staff shortages, including on units 10-South and 11-South
•Details placements in Special Housing Unit (SHU) where high-profile inmates like Epstein were held
•Records cellphone contraband incident involving inmate concealing device
•Shows five new admissions and four releases on this date

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Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Julie K. Brown

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Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

James Patterson

Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network

Shieldbearer: A Montague & Strong Detective Agency Novel (Montague & Strong Case Files Book 25)

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REPLY TO ATTN OF: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MEMORANDUM METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER New York, NY 10007 , M/W Operations Lieutenant SUBJECT: Daily Activity Report TO: Warden , Associate Warden (O) , Associate Warden (P) Executive Assistant , Captain Lieutenants Departments Heads August 01, 2019 Daily Activity as communicated or documented by the Operations Lieutenant for July 31, 2019, was received and/or reviewed. The following information was noted. Morning Watch Shift: Lt. reported I/M Davis #89380-053 placement on Dry Cell upon being observed by the Sanitation Officer talking on a cellphone. As the cell door was being unlocked, the inmate inserted the cellphone up his anus cavity. Day Watch Shift: Lt. reported I/M's Benjamin #86463-054, Darand #86725-054, Ochoa #86452-054, Robinson #34801-058(Pend SIS), Barbrow #76157-054 Brissett #76269-054(Code #108), Santiago #80341-083(Code #104), placement on the Special Housing Unit. Correctional assignments 3-Sally Officer, SHU #4, 10-South #2, 11-South unassigned, due to, a shortage of staff. Evenin Watch Shift: Lt. reported I/M Davis #89380-053(Code #108/Pend. FBI Ref.), removal from Dry Cell and placed on the Special Housing Unit. Correctional assignments 10-South #2, SHU #4, unassigned, due to, a shortage of staff. CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_00009037 EFTA00033653

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INMATES IN OUTSIDE HOSPITAL/SUICIDE WATCH/FURLOUGH/DRY CELL: I/M Melendez #85799-054 at Local Hosp. w/USMS Guards NEW ADMISSIONS TO MCC New York: Carrasquillo #87058-054 Sanchez #76122-054 Santana #77575-054 Thompson #86307-054 Vasquez #87056-054 RELEASED FROM MCC NEW YORK: Blackwell #71246-054 Mahmood #24988-014 Mccaskill #33919-171 Searles #76292-054 ADMISSIONS TO THE SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT: Davis #89380-053 (Code #108/Pend. FBI Ref.) Benjamin #86463-054 (Pend SIS) Darand #86725-054 Ochoa 486452-054 Robinson #34801-058 Barbrow #76157-054 (Code #108) Brissett #76269-054 Santiago #80341-083 (Code #104) TOTAL NUMBER OF CELLS IN SHU THAT ARE PRESENTLY TRIPLE BUNKED: None MISSING FIRE AND SECURITY REPORT: SIS Office Video Monitoring 2 Sallyport Central Tool Room Computer Services MISSING EQUIPMENT INVENTORY FORM: Lobby 2 Sallyport Roof Recreation CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_00009038 EFTA00033654

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THE FOLLOWING LEAVE WAS UTILIZED: FURLOUGH: 00 ANNUAL LEAVE: 06 SICK LEAVE: 08 OFFICIAL TIME: 01 SUSPENSION: 01 FFLA: 00 FMLA: 00 COP: 03 AWOL: 09 ADVANCE LEAVE: 00 LWOP: 01 ADMIN LEAVE: 00 COMP TIME: 00 TRAINING: 00 GLYNCO: 00 LWOP(M): 03 TOA: 00 EPO: 00 TRAVEL: 00 THE FOLLOWING OVERTIMES WERE HIRED: E -1 OVERTIME: Number of staff = 20 Hours = 150.45 E-1 COMPTIME: Number of staff = 03 Hours = 24.00 60-Q OVERTIME(USM MEDICAL): CONFIDENTIAL SDNY 00009039 EFTA00033655