What is document EFTA00036565?

This is an internal Bureau of Prisons email from August 13, 2019, coordinating urgent data collection about staffing levels and operations at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) New York following Jeffrey Epstein's death on August 10, 2019.

Why was BOP asking about staffing on the night of August 9-10, 2019?

This was the night Jeffrey Epstein died in his MCC cell. The email specifically asks for 'normal staff count supposed to be' versus 'actual staff count' for the night shift on August 9 and overnight into August 10, indicating BOP was investigating potential staffing deficiencies during the incident.

What does this document reveal about MCC New York's staffing problems?

The document shows BOP was investigating chronic understaffing at MCC, including the gap between authorized and actual correctional officer positions, reliance on mandatory overtime and augmentation to address shortages, and whether facility requests for additional staff had been denied by regional or central BOP leadership.

The sender is not clearly identified in the document, but it appears to be a BOP Central Office administrator coordinating responses from Human Resources Management (HRM), Northeast Regional Office (NER), and the Institution Planning and Programs Analysis (IPPA) division.

What is document EFTA00036565?

This is an internal Bureau of Prisons email from August 13, 2019, coordinating urgent data collection about staffing levels and operations at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) New York following Jeffrey Epstein's death on August 10, 2019.

Why was BOP asking about staffing on the night of August 9-10, 2019?

This was the night Jeffrey Epstein died in his MCC cell. The email specifically asks for 'normal staff count supposed to be' versus 'actual staff count' for the night shift on August 9 and overnight into August 10, indicating BOP was investigating potential staffing deficiencies during the incident.

What does this document reveal about MCC New York's staffing problems?

The document shows BOP was investigating chronic understaffing at MCC, including the gap between authorized and actual correctional officer positions, reliance on mandatory overtime and augmentation to address shortages, and whether facility requests for additional staff had been denied by regional or central BOP leadership.

The sender is not clearly identified in the document, but it appears to be a BOP Central Office administrator coordinating responses from Human Resources Management (HRM), Northeast Regional Office (NER), and the Institution Planning and Programs Analysis (IPPA) division.

EFTA00036565

Internal Bureau of Prisons email from August 13, 2019, requesting urgent staffing and operational data about Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) New York following Jeffrey Epstein's death on August 10, 2019.

This document is an internal BOP communication coordinating responses to inquiries about staffing levels, overtime usage, and inmate population at MCC New York in the immediate aftermath of Epstein's death. The email reveals that BOP leadership needed to compile answers about authorized versus actual staffing numbers, correctional officer counts, the specific staff roster for the night of August 9-10, 2019 (when Epstein died), and whether the facility had requested additional personnel. The urgent tone and specific focus on the shifts during Epstein's death indicate this was part of the initial internal review or preparation for external inquiries.

Key Highlights

•Email sent August 13, 2019 — just three days after Jeffrey Epstein's death on August 10, 2019
•Specifically requests actual staff count for Friday 8/9 night shift and overnight shift into Saturday 8/10 — the exact timeframe of Epstein's death
•Reveals concerns about staffing shortages, asking about authorized vs. actual correctional officer numbers and use of mandatory overtime
•Shows BOP was compiling data on 3R retention bonuses and whether MCC had requested additional staff positions
•References attached inmate population data (MCC_NYM_2014-2019_by_yrmo.pdf)

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Books for Further Reading

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

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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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From To Subject Fwd: BOP quest Co, thanks. Will take what you have at COB, rest tomorrow. Thks Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 19:59:26 +0000 Importance: Normal Attachments: MCC_NYM_2014-2019_by_yrmo.pdf we need to compile these answers tonight. Can you collect this info from NER, IPPA and HRM? They each know their tasks as follows: HRM: 1,2,3,6 (add PO1A to #7) NER: 5,7,8,9,10 IPPA: 4 (see attached) > > 8/13/2019 2:32 PM >>> 1. What are the Actual Authorized and Actual Current On-Board employee numbers for MCC New York? Also, can you provide snapshots of MCC auth vs. onboard staff for past three years (quarterly snapshots fine). 2. What are the Actual Authorized and Actual On-Board Correctional Officer numbers for MCC New York? Pls provide Correctional Officer count by PP last three FYs. 3. What is regular entry level grade and salary (with locality) of a entry level CO at the MCC? 4. Pls provide MCC Inmate count weekly for past 5 years (fiscal or calendar, your choice). Or, if weekly isn't convenient, whatever your standard reporting is will be OK. 3 years OK if you don't have 5 quickly. 5. What was the normal staff count supposed to be for Friday 8/9 night shift and overnight shift into Saturday 8/10? What was the actual staff count for those two shifts? 6. What 3R bonuses are being offered at MCC NY? How many staff have received them the past two FYs? How many current staff have received 3R bonuses? 7. This FY or last FY, did MCC New York request additional Correctional Officer positions or total positions from the Region and/or CO BOP, and if so, were they provided? 8. Does MCC New York generally use augmentation or overtime to address staffing shortages? We assume both. Does BOP have a rough breakdown of the usual split between the two? 9. Do you track mandatory vs. voluntary OT at MCC NY? If so, pls provide breakout of usage by PP this FY or readily available time period. (Is voluntary OT vs. mandatory OT coded differently in NFC? If so, we can run rpt here). If you need to ask the MCC for a breakout, skip this. 10. Does MCC use the traditional BOP "bid sheet" (or whatever the BOP term is) process whereby staff can sign up in advance for OT shifts? If so, do you save? Can you provide YTD data on how much requested OT has been used vs. total OT? Pls answer what you can from Central Office, no intention of addin to work at MCC. Just let me know if you can't answer something because you'd have to ask the MCC. Thk EFTA00036565