Inmate 76318-054: The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein

[brooklynite]

New York Times

Jeffrey Epstein, inmate 76318-054, hated his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. It was cramped, dank and infested with vermin, so Mr. Epstein, long accustomed to using his wealth to play by his own rules, devised a way out.

He paid numerous lawyers to visit the jail for as many as 12 hours a day, giving him the right to see them in a private meeting room. Mr. Epstein was there for so long that he often appeared bored, sitting in silence with his lawyers, according to people who saw the meetings. While they were there, he and his entourage regularly emptied the two vending machines of drinks and snacks.

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But in his final days, Mr. Epstein’s efforts to lessen the misery of incarceration seemed to be faltering.

He was seldom bathing, his hair and beard were unkempt and he was sleeping on the floor of his cell instead of on his bunk bed, according to people at the jail.

[democratisphere]

1. Epstein should have been allowed to live in his own abode

with the proper security measures in place. Could have predicted what happened to him. Now many of those that were his accomplices will likely never be indicted.

[Laffy Kat]

2. He should have been exactly where he was...

With the proper security measures in place.

[democratisphere]

3. When we are dealing with total incompetence and people in THIS GOVERNMENT

that were likely involved, there is no such thing as proper security measures.

[Laffy Kat]

4. And how would being in his huge Manhattan penthouse been any better?

Maybe he wouldn't have committed suicide, but what would have stopped him from leaving the country if he had gov. assist?

[brooklynite]

5. A NEW conspiracy theory?

[Laffy Kat]

8. I wasn't touting a new CT.

I was pointing out that her the post didn't make any sense.

[democratisphere]

6. Still better to have him alive.

Dead has allowed perpetrators to walk.

[UniteFightBack]

10. This is true and this is why this is such a major fuck up that this high value fuckbag was not

watched 24/7.

[democratisphere]

11. Agreed.

There is corrupt rethuglicon stank all over THIS.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. No. nt

[UniteFightBack]

9. So they know all these details yet these lawyers requested he be off suicide watch? Can

someone please explain.

[brooklynite]

12. A lawyer is obliged to do what his client asks or quit.

[treestar]

14. Judge wasn't required to grant the request though

[brooklynite]

15. Judges don't get involved is suicide watch matters

That’s an administrative decision by the prison.

[treestar]

16. ok. administrator did not have to grant it.

[flotsam]

13. Notice something about these claims-

"He was seldom bathing, his hair and beard were unkempt and he was sleeping on the floor of his cell instead of on his bunk bed, according to people at the jail."

Anonymous source makes specious claims without corroboration.

I have seen reports he attempted to transfer money to other inmates accounts. Who worries about paying for protection when they want to die?

[LisaL]

17. They put him in a cell with a guy accused of quadruple killing?

Doesn't sound to me like they really wanted him to live.