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Restricted housing unit within the federal prison system
The Special Housing Unit (SHU) at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York is where Jeffrey Epstein was housed when he died by suicide in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The SHU is a segregated housing area within a prison used to separate inmates from the general population for administrative or disciplinary reasons.
The Special Housing Unit is mentioned in numerous documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's incarceration and death. These documents include reports on the failure of MCC staff to conduct required checks and rounds, video surveillance inconsistencies, and Epstein's state of mind while housed in the SHU.

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
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Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
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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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71-eJC( Unsuccessful Basle Prisoner Transportation EFTA00055011 Thursday, April 4, 2019 A.M. Correctional Training, Annual: GNR-0150-BXX 3 hours Special Housing Unit (SHU), Quarterly: CSV-0702-BXX —1 hour 26 Federal Plaza, 6th Floor, Classroom I FY-2019 - MCC New York Annual Training Department N me Fist Name
ate Warden, and the Captain, you will investigate all incidents, roster assignments, the scheduling of leave, ordering of supplies, supervision of the Special Housing Unit, the collection of urine, administering of alcohol sensor tests, sanitation within the inmate housing areas and in general. You are an advisor to t
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aff to SHU. Or I've got an unresponsive 16 inmate, please state the medical emergency, 17 send someone to SHU. to Ops, hey, I 18 need you come to the Special Housing Unit. 19 Boom. You come up there. You've got a staff 20 because you don't know if it's a rouse. You 21 just popped down the door and just go in there.
I think just think they're 10 unaware or confused. 11 : Okay. 12 : I really do. If it says that 13 a Lieutenant will perform a round in the 14 Special Housing Unit, once on their shift. 15 : And then, and that means 16 an actual, not a round to check in with the 17 staff, but a round -- 18 : No. That's a --
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aff to SHU. Or I've got an unresponsive 16 inmate, please state the medical emergency, 17 send someone to SHU. to Ops, hey, I 18 need you come to the Special Housing Unit. 19 Boom. You come up there. You've got a staff 20 because you don't know if it's a rouse. You 21 just popped down the door and just go in there.
I think just think they're 10 unaware or confused. 11 : Okay. 12 : I really do. If it says that 13 a Lieutenant will perform a round in the 14 Special Housing Unit, once on their shift. 15 : And then, and that means 16 an actual, not a round to check in with the 17 staff, but a round -- 18 : No. That's a --
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pened. "On August 9, 2019 at 9 that the count is right. 9 approximately 1:40 p.m., SOS , while 10 MR. : All right. So, let's go 10 assigned to the Special Housing Unit, proceeded 11 over the counts then. 11 to enter the 9 South visiting room. As I 12 MR. : I can't really answer the 12 walked towards the door I
t on 19 Okay. 20 an officer's shoulders. 20 MR. : Yeah. 21 MR. : Right. 21 MR. : " stated the 22 MR. : But of course, you know, we 22 Special Housing Unit is responsible for doing 23 only do the counts at certain periods 23 rounds every 30 minutes. As the lieutenant, he 24 throughout the day. You kno
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think they're 10 unaware or confused. 11 MR. : Okay. 12 MR. : I really do. If it says that 13 a Lieutenant will perform a round in the 14 Special Housing Unit, once on their shift. 15 MR. : And then, and that means 16 an actual, not a round to check in with the 17 staff, but a round -- 18 MR. : No.
to SHU. Or I've got an unresponsive 16 inmate, please state the medical emergency, 17 send someone to SHU. to Ops, hey, I 18 need you come to the Special Housing Unit. 19 Boom. You come up there. You've got a staff 20 because you don't know if it's a rouse. You 21 just popped down the door and just go in ther
officers at the Metropolitan Correctional Center ("MCC"), repeatedly failed to perform mandated counts of prisoners under their watch in the MCC's Special Housing Unit ("SHU"). Instead, for substantial portions of their shifts, NOEL and THOMAS sat at their desk, browsed the internet, and moved around the common a
Page: EFTA00010968 →der to do a round, an officer has to physically go inside the area that is occupied by inmates. As an activities Lieutenant, l akes a round through the Special Housing Unit (SHU) and asks the officers in the SHU if things are good. She is usually called numerous times to the SHU for certain issues like when an inmate c
Page: EFTA00009958 →0.07, Inmate Discipline and Special Housing Units, found at Bureau's public website. Additionally, all newly arriving inmates at MCC are placed in the Special Housing Unit until they are screened and an appropriate housing unit (general population or SHU) is determined. J. Miscellaneous 1. Religious Programs Title 2
Page: EFTA00009698 →el trial, and/or influence potential jurors' perceptions of witness testimony or evidence. II. One subcategory of these documents are records from the Special Housing Unit (the "SHU"), specifically rosters of inmates in the SHU on August 9 and 10, 2019, and SHU records showing which BOP employees conducted rounds in t
Page: EFTA00015520 →de attempt, listed at Entry 18 on the Updated Index, regarding specific procedures, including notification processes, used in an inmate emergency in the Special Housing Unit. Releasing this type of information would provide an opportunity for inmates to learn the manner in which staff are likely to respond to emergencies
Page: EFTA00015501 →the requested video) no longer exists" (1/9/20 Letter: 1). Further, the Government explained, "the backup system in place that housed all video for the Special Housing Unit, including the video requested by defense counsel . . . no longer exists . . . and has not since at least August 2019 as a result of technical erro
Page: EFTA00016739 →hattan federal court: On August 10, 2019, NOEL and THOMAS repeatedly failed to complete mandated counts of prisoners under their watch in the MCC's Special Housing Unit ("SHU"). Instead, for substantial portions of their shifts, NOEL and THOMAS sat at their desk, browsed the intemet, and moved around the common are
Page: EFTA00017913 →officers at the Metropolitan Correctional Center ("MCC"), repeatedly failed to perform mandated counts of prisoners under their watch in the MCC's Special Housing Unit ("SHU"). Instead, for substantial portions of their shifts, NOEL and THOMAS sat at their desk, browsed the internet, and moved around the common a
Page: EFTA00017915 →hattan federal court: On August 10, 2019, NOEL and THOMAS repeatedly failed to complete mandated counts of prisoners under their watch in the MCC's Special Housing Unit ("SHU"). Instead, for substantial portions of their shifts, NOEL and THOMAS sat at their desk, browsed the intemet, and moved around the common area
Page: EFTA00017936 →gned hereby further admits that he willfully and knowingly completed materially false count and round slips regarding required counts and rounds in the Special Housing Unit of the Metropolitan Correctional Center ("MCC") on August 9, 2019 and August 10, 2019. The undersigned expressly waives any and all rights to a spe
Page: EFTA00009789 →Hughwon Daniel. Noel Request No. 16. The Government has already produced the available video surveillance in its possession for July 23, 2019 for the Special Housing Unit. The Government attaches hereto two public filings in United States v. Tartaglione, 16 Cr. 832 (KMK), which reference these issues. 06.20.2018 EF
Page: EFTA00018948 →ein was arrested and detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center ("MCC") on sex trafficking charges, and was subsequently assigned to the MCC's Special Housing Unit ("SHU") due to risk factors for suicide and safety concerns. After an apparent suicide attempt on July 23, 2019, Mr. Epstein was transferred to sui
Page: EFTA00018575 →and 2. On July 6, 2019, Epstein was arrested and thereafter incarcerated at the MCC until his death. 5. On July 10, 2019, Epstein was assigned to the Special Housing Unit ("SHU") at the MCC due to, among other things, a risk of suicidality and safety concerns relating to housing him with the MCC's general population.
Page: EFTA00015439 →TENANT Interviewee: - TARTAGLIONE, NICHOLAS On July 31, 2019, at approximately 10:00 A.M., inmate Tartaglione, Nicholas; Reg. No. was inte ed in the Special Housing Unit. During the interview Tartaglione stated he was asleep on the floor insi is cell, his lead was covered with a sheet, and he had his headphones in h
Page: EFTA00019350 →Epstein on August 9, 2019, contrary to regular BOP practice and direct orders from the Warden; (ii) the failure of correctional officers assigned to the Special Housing Unit ("SHU") at which Epstein was housed the night of August 9, 2019, to perform the required overnight counts and 30- minute checks; and (iii) the falsi
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Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)

Metropolitan Correctional Center
OrganizationMetropolitan Correctional Center, New York, federal detention facility where Jeffrey Epstein died on August 10, 2019
Federal Bureau of Prisons
OrganizationU.S. federal agency responsible for incarceration of federal inmates

Department of Justice
OrganizationUnited States Department of Justice, federal executive department responsible for law enforcement
Park Row
LocationStreet in Lower Manhattan, New York City
Reyes
PersonRefers to Efrain Reyes, Epstein cellmate whose commissary account received attorney deposits

Geoffrey S. Berman
PersonFormer U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York who oversaw the 2019 federal indictment of Jeffrey Epstein
Leon Black
PersonAmerican billionaire businessman (born 1951)

South
LocationDirectional region of the United States
Nicholas Tartaglione
PersonFormer New York City police officer convicted of quadruple murder, was Epstein cellmate at MCC before Epstein death
FBI
OrganizationFederal Bureau of Investigation, domestic intelligence and security service of the United States
Tova Noel
PersonFederal Bureau of Prisons correctional officer at MCC New York, charged with falsifying records night of Epstein death
Central Office
OrganizationCentral administrative office
Health Services
OrganizationHealth services division

Ghislaine Maxwell
PersonBritish socialite and sex trafficker, daughter of Robert Maxwell, accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein
Southern District
LocationFederal judicial district in New York City
Michael Thomas
PersonPerson referenced in documents

Julie K. Brown
PersonAmerican journalist

United States
LocationCountry located primarily in North America
the Southern District
LocationFederal judicial district in New York City