EFTA00034849.pdf

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U. S. Department of Justice 
Federal Bureau of Prisons 
Metropolitan Correctional Center 
New York, New York 
For Immediate Release 
Contact 
August 10, 2019 
Public Information Officer 
Inmate Death at the MCC New York 
New York, NY: On Saturday, August 10, 2019, at approximately 6:30 a.m., inmate Jeffrey 
Edward Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell in the Special Housing Unit from an apparent 
suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, New York. Life-saving 
measures were initiated immediately by responding staff. Staff requested emergency medical 
services (EMS) and life-saving efforts continued. Mr. Epstein was transported by EMS to a local 
hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, and subsequently pronounced dead by hospital 
staff. The FBI is investigating the incident. 
Mr. Epstein was a 66-year-old male who arrived at MCC New York on July 6, 2019 under 
pretrial status after being indicted for sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy. 
MCC New York is an Administrative security facility that currently houses 763 male offenders 
in New York, New York. 
Additional information about the Federal Bureau of Prisons can be found at www.bop.gov. 
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EFTA00034849
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