EFTA00023435.pdf

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U.S. Department of Justice 
Federal Bureau of Prisons 
Central Office 
320 First St., NW 
Washington, DC 20534 
December 16, 2019 
Danielle Ivory 
The New York Times 
620 Eighth Avenuse 
New York, NY 10018 
Dear Ms. Ivory: 
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) received your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) 
request in which you request expedited processing of your request. Your request has been assigned a 
number and forwarded to the processing office noted below. Please make a note of the request number 
and processing office as you will need to include it in any correspondence or inquiry regarding your 
request. A copy of the first page of your request is attached to help you more easily keep track of your 
request. 
FOINPA Request Number: 
2020-01336 
Processing Office: 
CO 
The Department of Justice requires all requests for records be processed on a first-in, first-out basis. The 
four exceptions to this requirement are: 
Circumstances in which the lack of expedited processing 
could reasonably be expected to pose an imminent threat to the life or physical safety of an individual; (ii) 
An urgency to inform the public about an actual or alleged Federal Government activity, if made by a 
person who is primarily engaged in disseminating information; (iii) The loss of substantial due process 
rights; or (iv) A matter of widespread and exceptional media interest in which there exist possible 
questions about the government's integrity that affect public confidence." 28 C.F.R. § 16.5(e). The 
Federal Bureau of Prisons makes the determination regarding the first three exceptions, and the 
Department of Justice's Director of Public Affairs makes the determination when the fourth category is 
relied upon as the basis for requesting expedited treatment. 
You requested expedited processing because there is an extreme public interest in records concerning 
the prison stay and death of Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sexually abusing scores of women and …
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