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Document DOJ-OGR-00024857

AI Analysis

Summary: A Washington Post reporter inquired about camera functionality outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell on the morning of his death. A BOP staff member is drafting a response and proposing language to their boss, indicating the BOP's awareness of the story and their preparation to address it.
Significance: This email reveals the BOP's response to a Washington Post inquiry about Jeffrey Epstein's death and camera functionality at the facility, potentially shedding light on the investigation and BOP's communication strategy.
Key Topics: Jeffrey Epstein's death BOP camera functionality Washington Post inquiry
Key People:
  • (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) - Washington Post reporter
  • (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) - BOP Public Information Office staff

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Page 331 Re: Fwd: Epstein/Washington Post question From (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) To (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Date 2019/08/26 15:18 Subject: Re: Fwd: Epstein/Washington Post question Attachments: TEXT.htm I'm drafting a response to this WA Post reporter now (he emailed us too). You can just assume I'll answer this and you need not respond to this reporter at all. I'm probably going to propose to my boss the following language IPPA leadership ha (b)(5) (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Public Information Office Federal Bureau of Prisons (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) (202) 353(b)(6) >>> Lee Plourd (b)(6); (b)(7)(C)@bop.gov> 8/26/2019 3:12 PM >>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone --------- Original message --------- From: (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) @washpost.com> Date: 8/26/19 3:00 PM(GMT-05:00) To: BOP-IPP/PublicAffairs(b)(6); (b)(7)(C) @bop.gov> Subject: Epstein/Washington Post question >> (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) 08/26/2019 15:00 >>> Hi, (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) from the Washington Post here. We are in the process of working on a story about the cameras outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell on the morning of his death. Can the BOP comment on that assertion? Is the functionality of cameras a larger issue at BOP or MCC? Are you able to say what other cameras might have captured that ni Thank you, (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) The Washington Post (202) 62(b)(6) Page 847 DOJ-OGR-00024857