of Prisons official who had been serving as an assistant director, was elevated to the top spot to succeed Kathleen Hawk Sawyer. Barr had appointed Hawk Sawyer to serve as director in the days after Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell, prompting a bureau-wide shakeup of the nation's largest p

culate about the indictments of two correctional officers regarding the falsification of records in the Jeffrey Epstein suicide. Earlier this month, Hawk Sawyer had warned staff in a memorandum that falsifying documents constituted "very serious misconduct" that could expose staff to criminal prosecution. T

culate about the indictments of two correctional officers regarding the falsification of records in the Jeffrey Epstein suicide. Earlier this month, Hawk Sawyer had warned staff in a memorandum that falsifying documents constituted "very serious misconduct" that could expose staff to criminal prosecution. T