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Document DOJ-OGR-00024799

AI Analysis

Summary: Associate Warden Shirley Skipper-Scott emails Regional Director Ray Ormond regarding Jeffrey Epstein's status, indicating he is pending a competency assessment and a UDC hearing, and discussing potential cell mates. Epstein is being considered for housing with another inmate due to his refusal to go to general population. The email highlights the prison's efforts to manage Epstein's housing and mental health.
Significance: This email provides insight into the prison's handling of Jeffrey Epstein's mental health and housing situation while he was in custody, potentially relevant to understanding the circumstances surrounding his detention and death.
Key Topics: Jeffrey Epstein's mental competency assessment Epstein's potential cell mate in SHU Prison management and inmate housing decisions
Key People:
  • Shirley V. Skipper-Scott - Associate Warden, MCC New York
  • Ray Ormond - Regional Director, Northeast Region
  • Jeffrey Epstein - Inmate

Full Text

Page 235 Re: Epstein From Shirley V. Skipper-Scott To Ray Ormond Date 2019/07/24 12:14 Subject: Re: Epstein Attachments: TEXT.htm Hello, Epstein is pending a Code 228, Tattooing or Self-Mutilation and I spoke with [redacted] who indicated that most likely he will be found competent because he is not mentally ill. [redacted] Therefore, he will be pending a UDC hearing. Should he return to SHU, he will be housed with inmate [redacted] is a 54-year-old White Male. He is a Pretrial inmate on a Supervised Release Violation for Failure to Register as Sex Offender. He is refusing to go to general population. The other inmates in SHU were reviewed for a possible cell mate, however, inmate [redacted] were determined the appropriate cell mates. However, [redacted] releases on July 26, 2019. He is also the current cell mate of inmate [redacted] releases [redacted] We are still reviewing cases in the general population for a possible cell mate. If I haven't addressed your questions, please call me and let me know. Thanks. Shirley Skipper-Scott Associate Warden MCC New York 150 Park Row New York, New York 10007 Office: 646-836 [redacted] Black Berry: 646-423 [redacted] @bop.gov >>> Ray Ormond 7/24/2019 10:53 AM >>> Thanks!! J. Ray Ormond Regional Director Northeast Region 215-521 [redacted] >>> Shirley V. Skipper-Scott 7/24/2019 10:49 AM >>> Below is the definition of Psychological Observation provided by [redacted] Chief Psychologist. He will remain on Psychological Observation until tomorrow, where he will be reassessed. DEFINITION: A Psychological Observation occurs when an inmate who suffers from a mental illness, a serious personality disorder, a medical problem (impairing their mental status) or drug Page 626 DOJ-OGR-00024799