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Subject: Re: Epstein 
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 14:53:56 +0000 
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Below is the definition of Psychological Observation provided by Dr. =, 
Chief Psychologist. He 
will remain on Psychological Observation until tomorrow, where he will be reassessed. 
DEFINITION: A Psychological Observation occurs when an inmate who suffers from a mental illness, a serious personality 
disorder, a medical problem (impairing their mental status), or drug intoxication and/or withdrawal symptoms 
begins to deteriorate. The inmate is no longer mentally stable and therefore, it is inappropriate for s/he to remain 
in general population or the Special Housing Unit (SHU). Inmates placed on psychological observation differ 
from inmates placed on suicide watch as they are not imminently suicidal (e.g., have not expressed self-harm or 
engaged in self-harming behavior), but rather, due to his/her impairment in mental status or functioning (e.g., 
not eating, not sleeping, disorganized/unusual thinking, poor self-care), his/her behavior can be unpredictable. 
Psychological Observation status is intended as a temporary designation to be utilized until such time as the 
inmate becomes sufficiently stable (e.g., able to function independently in general population) to be returned to 
his/her housing assignment or transferred to an inpatient psychiatric facility such as a Federal Medical Center. 
He has a pending incident report for Self-Mutilation and therefore, he will return to the Special
Housing Unit (SHU) and will be celled with inmate I 
. Inmate 
pleaded guilty. in March to mailing improvised explosive devices to 13 people, 
including many prominent Democratic figures, among them former President Barack Obama, former 
Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.) and 
Kamala D. Harris (Calif.), as well as CNN. He dro…
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