Headline Roundup • June 27th, 2023
Watchdog Blames Epstein's Death on 'Negligence and Misconduct' in Prisons
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A Justice Department watchdog released a report on Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 suicide on Tuesday.
The Details: Inspector General Michael Horowitz said the Bureau of Prisons failed to assign Epstein a cellmate after his previous one left, ignored problems with surveillance cameras, and left too many bed linens in his cell, all of which purportedly enabled him to kill himself. Then-Attorney General William Barr launched the probe shortly after Epstein died, saying his "death raises serious questions that must be answered."
Key Quotes: A "combination of negligence, misconduct and outright job performance failures" enabled Epstein's suicide and deprived "his numerous victims, many of whom were underage girls at the time of the alleged crimes, of their ability to seek justice through the criminal justice process," the report states.
For Context: Questions have persisted about the circumstances of Epstein's death, which was ruled a suicide by a medical examiner. His ex-associate and convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell has said Epstein was murdered.
How the Media Covered It: The Guardian (Lean Left bias) said the report "reiterated the findings of other investigations that there was no indication of foul play, rebutting conspiracy theories surrounding the high-profile death." Fox News (Right) said "Epstein also had connections to powerful figures, including former Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton and the British royal family, further fueling the idea that foul play was involved."
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A pattern of negligence and misconduct by staff at a federal jail in New York gave disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein a perfect opportunity to kill himself in his cell in August 2019, the Justice Department’s watchdog said in a report pointing to chronic problems within the beleaguered federal prison system.
Despite his suicide attempt just weeks earlier, in the hours before his death staff at the since shuttered Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan didn’t assign Epstein a cellmate, neglected to search his cell, failed to conduct their rounds and gave him extra bedding that he used...
The US justice department watchdog said on Tuesday a “combination of negligence and misconduct” enabled the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
The justice department inspector general, Michael Horowitz, cited the federal Bureau of Prisons’ failure to assign Epstein a cellmate after his previous one left and problems with surveillance cameras as factors in Epstein’s death.
Horowitz also said Epstein was left in his cell with too many bed linens, which are a security...
Jeffrey Epstein's death was a result of "negligence and misconduct" from guards that allowed him to commit suicide, a Justice Department watchdog determined.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons failed to assign Epstein a cellmate and guards allowed too many bed linens to be left in his cell, which aided in his suicide, Inspector General Michael Horowitz said. Epstein died by suicide in New York City in August 2019.
