What is document EFTA00035688?

This is a daily lieutenant's operations log from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York for July 21, 2019. It's a routine administrative document recording shift activities, inmate counts, and security checks during the overnight and morning watch periods.

Why is this MCC New York log significant?

While this specific date shows routine operations, the document comes from the same facility where Jeffrey Epstein was held and died on August 10, 2019, approximately three weeks after this log entry. It provides context for standard operating procedures at the facility during the period of Epstein's detention.

What does this document reveal about MCC operations?

The log shows standard correctional facility procedures including mandatory inmate counts every few hours, equipment inventory checks, body alarm testing, PREA announcements, and continuous monitoring. The facility held 780 inmates with 71 in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) - the restrictive housing area where high-profile or at-risk inmates are typically held.

Who is mentioned in this document?

No individual inmates are named in this particular log. It mentions Department of Justice staff, USMS (US Marshals Service) guards supervising an inmate at a local hospice, and references to lieutenant positions, but uses redacted or generic titles rather than specific names.

What is document EFTA00035688?

This is a daily lieutenant's operations log from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York for July 21, 2019. It's a routine administrative document recording shift activities, inmate counts, and security checks during the overnight and morning watch periods.

Why is this MCC New York log significant?

While this specific date shows routine operations, the document comes from the same facility where Jeffrey Epstein was held and died on August 10, 2019, approximately three weeks after this log entry. It provides context for standard operating procedures at the facility during the period of Epstein's detention.

What does this document reveal about MCC operations?

The log shows standard correctional facility procedures including mandatory inmate counts every few hours, equipment inventory checks, body alarm testing, PREA announcements, and continuous monitoring. The facility held 780 inmates with 71 in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) - the restrictive housing area where high-profile or at-risk inmates are typically held.

Who is mentioned in this document?

No individual inmates are named in this particular log. It mentions Department of Justice staff, USMS (US Marshals Service) guards supervising an inmate at a local hospice, and references to lieutenant positions, but uses redacted or generic titles rather than specific names.

EFTA00035688 - EFTA00035690

This is a Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC New York) daily operations log from July 21, 2019 - the facility where Jeffrey Epstein was held and died approximately three weeks after this date.

A routine lieutenant's shift log documenting standard institutional operations during the morning watch (overnight) and day watch shifts. The document records mandatory count procedures (prisoner headcounts conducted at midnight, 3 AM, 5 AM, and 8 AM), equipment checks, alarm testing, and facility security protocols. The log shows a stable population of 780 inmates with 71 in the Special Housing Unit (SHU). One inmate was at a local hospice under US Marshals Service guard supervision.

Key Highlights

•Documents MCC New York operations on July 21, 2019, approximately three weeks before Jeffrey Epstein's death on August 10, 2019
•Records show standard security procedures including body alarm testing, metal detector checks, and PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) announcements
•Facility held 780 inmates total with 71 in Special Housing Unit (SHU) - the same restrictive unit where Epstein was later housed
•All routine counts cleared successfully with no incidents reported during this 8-hour shift

Frequently Asked Questions

Books for Further Reading

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Julie K. Brown

Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open

Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

James Patterson

Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network

Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

Bradley J. Edwards

Victims' attorney's firsthand account

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EFTA00035688 - EFTA00035690

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, NEW YORK, NY DAILY LIEUTENANT'S LOG Shift-Day-Date: M/W Sunday, July 21, 2019 Beginning Count: 780 SHU: 71/5 M/W Daily Sensitive Information: I/M at Local Hospice w/UStS Guards TIME CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS BC SHU 12:00 AM Lieutenant assumes duties as the Morning Watch 780 Operations Lieutenant. The fire alarm and sprinkler system are operational. PREA announcement conducted via the Institution Public Address System and/or Radio. Restraint Equipment Cage inventory conducted. All equipment accounted for. Metal Detector checks conducted. All operative w/the exception of Rear Gate/Facilities/R&D. Roof Check completed. All secure. Temporary Chit Inventory: #1:2; #2:5; #3:5; #4:6; #5:5; #6:0; Hosp:0 12:00 AM Institution Count in progress 12:00 AM NYPD Phone Check #1056 12:09 AM Body Alarm testing in progress 12:25 AM Body alarm testing completed 12:27 AM Good verbal count announced. 12:27 AM Good Verbal count announced 12:30 AM Clear Institution count announced 780 -1/5 3:00 AM Institution Count in progress 3:22 AM Good Verbal count announced 3:25 AM Clear Institution count announced 78C -1,5 5:00 AM Institution Count in progress 5:25 AM Good Verbal count announced 5:29 AM Clear Institution count announced 780 71/5 8:00 AM Relieved of duties by Lt. as D/W Operations Lieutenant 780 71/5 STG International Terrorist phone calls monitored: WITSEC inquiry(s) was/were received during my tour of duty: The following Inmate(s) were placed in Administrative Detention: Name Reg: Number Reason Unit Time AD Order Ops Lt. Ending Count: 780 SHU: 71; 10-South: 05; SHU OBS: 00; Local Hosp: 01; H/A OBS: 00; B/A OBS: 00; Dry Cell: 00 SHIFT-DAY-DATE: D/W - Sunday, July 21, 2019 Beginning Count: 780 SHU:71/5 EFTA00035688

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, NEW YORK, NY DAILY LIEUTENANT'S LOG Diw Daily Sensitive Information: I/M at Gold crest nursing facility w/USMS Guards. 8:00 AM Lieutenant Lieutenant. this time. announcement system malfunction. All equipment operative w/the secure. Temporary #6:5; Hosp:0 Daily Hand assumes duties as the Day Watch Operations system are inoperable at Unable to conduct PREA Address System, due to, Cage inventory conducted. checks conducted. All Roof Check completed. All #2:5; #3:5; #4:6; #5:6; 780 71/5 The fire alarm and sprinkler Fire Watch is in Progress. over the Institution Public Restraint Equipment accounted for. Metal Detector exception of Rear Gate. Chit Inventory: #1:0; Stamp : GPKJ/LEFT HAND 8:00 AM NYPD Phone Check #1616. 8:03 AM Body Alarm Test Initiated. 8:05 AM Notified That Several Unit Doors will not open from control panel 8:21 AM Body Alarm Testing Complete. 10:00 AM Institutional count in progress. 11:19 AM Good verbal count announced. 11:40 AM Clear institutional count announced. 780 71/5 3:45 PM Institutional lockdown for count. 4:00 PM Relieved of duties by Lt. as E/W Operations Lieutenant. Visitation: N/A Inmates Adults Children Total ION SCANNING TESTED HITS: 0 STG/High Alert phone calls monitored: 7 WITSEC inquiry (s) was/were received during my tour of duty: 0 The following Inmate (s) were placed in Administrative Detention: 0 Name Reg Number Reason Unit TIME AID Order Ops Lt Act Lt Ending Count:780 ; SHU: 71; 10-South: 05; SHU OBS: 00; Local Hosp: 01; H/A OBS: 00; B/A OBS: 00; Dry Cell: 00 EFTA00035689

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, NEW YORK, NY DAILY LIEUTENANT'S LOG SHIFT-DAY-DATE: E/W - Sunday, July 21, 2019 'Beginning Count: 780 SHU:71/5 'VI' Daily Sensitive Information. I/M at Goldcrest nursing facility w/USMS Guards. TIME CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS B/C SHU 4:00 PM LieutenanL assumes duties as the Evening Watch Operations 780 71/5 Lieutenant. The fire alarm and sprinkler system are inoperable Fire Watch is in progress. Unable to conduct PREA announcement over the Institution Public Address System, due to, system malfunction. Restraint Equipment Cage inventory conducted. All equipment accounted for. Metal Detector checks conducted. All operative w/the exception of Rear Gate. Roof Check completed. All secure. Temporary Chit Inventory: #1:0; #2:0; #3:0; #4:0; #5:1; #6:0; 4:00 PM The entrance downs to 7 south and 5 south cannot be opened by control center. 4:00 PM Institution count in progress. 4:05 PM NYPD Phone Check #2123. 4:10 PM Body Alarm testing in progress. 4:29 PM Body alarm testing completed. 4:56 PM Good verbal announced 5:02 PM Clear institutional count. 6:00 PM Watch call in progress 8:00 PM Trash run commenced. 9:15 PM Trash run complete. 10:00 PM Institutional count in progress. 10:30 PM Good verbal count announced. 10:46 PM Clear institutional count announced. 780 71/5 12:00 AM Relieved of duties by M/W Lieutenant. 780 71/5 VISITING: N/A INMATES ADULTS CHILDREN TOTAL STG/High Alert phone calls monitored: 5 WITSEC inquiry(s) was/were received during my tour of duty: 0 The following Inmate(s) were placed in Administrative Detention: 0 NAME REG NUMBER REASON UNIT TIME A/D ORDER Ops. Lt. Act. Lt. Ending Count:780 ; SHU: 71; 10-South: 05; SHU OBS: 00; Local Hosp: 01; H/A OBS: 00; B/A OBS: 00; Dry Cell: 00; B/A SHU: 00 EFTA00035690