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Document DOJ-OGR-00023499

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Summary: An email chain between a journalist from The Daily Beast and a BOP official, Lee Plourde, discusses the details surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death in custody, including his time on suicide watch and the jail's protocols.
Significance: This email chain reveals that a journalist was investigating the circumstances surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death, including the jail's protocols and potential lapses in procedure.
Key Topics: Jeffrey Epstein's death in custody Investigation into Epstein's death Suicide watch and jail protocols
Key People:
  • Lee Plourde - BOP official being questioned by a journalist
  • Jeffrey Epstein - The subject of the investigation and email chain
  • [Redacted] - Senior Editor and writer at The Daily Beast
Document Type
Email
Date
August 11, 2019
Pages
1
Folder
IMAGES009

Full Text

Fwd: Fwd: Jeffrey Epstein From Lee Plourde To Lamine N'Diaye Date 2019/08/11 13:12 Subject: Fwd: Fwd: Jeffrey Epstein Attachments: TEXT.htm Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone ---------- Original message --------- From: [redacted] @thedailybeast.com Date: 8/11/19 12:54 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Lee Plourde [redacted] @bop.gov Subject: Re: Fwd: Jeffrey Epstein [redacted] 08/11/2019 12:54 >> ... This graph is pretty explosive: A person with a knowledge of the investigation said that when the decision was made to remove Mr. Epstein from suicide watch But that was apparently not done, the person said. [redacted] Senior Editor, writer The Daily Beast M: 267-257 [redacted] Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @ [redacted] From: [redacted] Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2019 12:52:21 PM To: Lee Plourde [redacted] @bop.gov Subject: Re: Fwd: Jeffrey Epstein Hi, I know you are busy. Following up on this. Also wondering about a few details I see out there: was this already known? In addition, the jail had transferred his cellmate and allowed Mr. Epstein to be housed alone in a cell just two weeks after he had [redacted] Senior Editor, writer The Daily Beast M: 267-257 [redacted] Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @ [redacted] From: [redacted] Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 3:17:52 PM To: Lee Plourde [redacted] @bop.gov Subject: Re: Fwd: Jeffrey Epstein Thanks, Lee. 1. When was Epstein taken off suicide watch? 2. How long was he on suicide watch? 3. What unit in the jail was he housed? 4. Was he by himself? 5. What's his protocol for watching him at 6:30 in the morning? And in general during a 24 hour period? 6. Is there an internal investigation? Are the guard(s) and/or supervisors placed on modified duty/or some sort of restricted duty while there is an ongoing 7. Are there surveillance cameras? If so what do they show? 8. What did he use to hang himself? [redacted] Senior Editor, writer The Daily Beast M: 267-257 [redacted] Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @ [redacted] From: Lee Plourde [redacted] @bop.gov Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 3:10:00 PM To: [redacted] @thedailybeast.com Subject: Re: Fwd: Jeffrey Epstein