DEPARTMENT

# U. S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of

Prisons
Metropolitan Correctional Center
New York, New York

For Immediate Release
August 10, 2019

Contact: Lee Plourde
Public Information Officer
(646) 836-6300

## Inmate Death at the MCC New York

New York, NY: On Saturday, August 10, 2019, at approximately 6:30 p.m., inmate Jeffrey Edward Epstein was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, New York. Life-saving measures were initiated immediately by responding staff. Staff requested emergency medical services (EMS) and life-saving efforts continued. Mr. Epstein was transported by EMS to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, and subsequently pronounced dead by hospital staff.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified. No staff or other inmates were injured and at no time was the public in danger.

Mr. Epstein was a 66-year-old male who arrived at MCC New York on [insert date from PP37, perhaps July 8, 2019 from news reports] under pretrial status after being indicted for [insert the specific title(s) of his offense(s) here from Sentry or his court order (sex trafficking I believe)].

MCC New York is an Administrative security facility that currently houses 763 male offenders in New York, New York.

Additional information about the Federal Bureau of Prisons can be found at www.bop.gov.

###

CONFIDENTIAL

SDNY_00010727
EFTA00034336