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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE I OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
June 22, 2023 
DOJ OIG Releases Report on Investigation and Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Custody, 
Care, and Supervision of Jeffrey Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, New 
York 
Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today the release of a report 
regarding the Federal Bureau of Prison's custody, care, and supervision of Jeffrey Epstein while detained at 
the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, New York (MCC New York). The DOJ Office of the 
Inspector General (OIG) initiated this investigation and review upon receipt of information from the BOP 
that inmate Jeffery Epstein was found hanged in his assigned cell. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 
City of New York, determined that Epstein had died by suicide. The DOJ OIG conducted this investigation 
jointly with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with the OIG's investigative focus being the conduct of 
BOP personnel. Among other things, the FBI investigated the cause of Epstein's death and determined 
there was no criminality pertaining to how Epstein had died. 
The OIG's investigation and review identified numerous and serious failures by MCC New York staff, 
including multiple violations of MCC New York and BOP policies and procedures, which led to Epstein being 
unmonitored and alone in his cell, which contained an excessive amount of bed linens, from approximately 
10:40 p.m. on August 9 until he was discovered hanged in his locked cell the following day. While the OIG 
determined MCC New York staff engaged in significant misconduct, we did not uncover evidence 
contradicting the FBI's determination regarding the absence of criminality in connection with how Epstein 
died. 
The DOJ OIG has repeatedly identified long-standing operational challenges that negatively affect the BOP's 
ability to operate its institutions safely and securely…
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