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Document DOJ-OGR-00025794

AI Analysis

Summary: The email chain discusses a media inquiry from the NY Daily News about morale at MCC New York post-Epstein, with a draft response to the reporter's questions regarding facility improvements, staffing, and BOP policies. The responses are marked with (b)(5), indicating they are deliberative or pre-decisional.
Significance: This document reveals the BOP's internal discussions and responses to media inquiries about the conditions at MCC New York following Epstein's death, providing insight into the facility's morale, staffing issues, and policy changes.
Key Topics: Media inquiry about conditions at MCC New York post-Epstein Morale and staffing issues at MCC New York BOP policies and responses to Epstein's suicide
Key People:
  • Charisma Edge - Associate Warden, MCC New York
  • (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) - Sender and recipient of emails, likely a BOP official
  • (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) - Reporter, NY Daily News
Document Type
Email
Date
December 6, 2019
Pages
1
Folder
IMAGES010

Full Text

Page 1771 call me in the warden's office. Charisma Edge Associate Warden MCC New York 150 Park Row New York, NY 10007 646-836-6300 ext (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) (b)(6); NYM/AW-Programs--@bop.gov >> (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) (b)(6); (b)(7)(C)@bop.gov> 12/6/2019 3:22 PM >>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone ------ Original message ------- From: (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) (b)(6); (b)(7)(C)@bop.gov> Date: 12/6/19 3:05 PM (GMT-5:00) To: (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) (b)(6); (b)(7)(C)@bop.gov> (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) (b)(6); (b)(7)(C)@bop.gov> Subject: Media inquiry - due today - NY Daily News - re: conditions at MCC NY post-Epstein >>> (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) 12/06/2019 15:05 >>> (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Here is a very rough draft for you and your staff to enhance if possible very quickly today. I can then run by (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) and my boss before I answer the reporter. Feel free to te Thanks, (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Reporter: (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) NY DAILY NEWS Questions & Proposed Responses: Hello, I'm working on a story about morale at MCC in Manhattan in the wake of charges against (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) I've spoken to an AFGE union official and The thrust of the story is that morale has plummeted at the facility in the wake of the falsification of documents charges. Morale was already bad because of staffing issues. (1) Has any money been allocated for improving MCC as a facility since Epstein's death? (b)(5) (2) Has there been a hiring surge since Epstein's suicide? (b)(5) (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) (3) Any changes in BOP policies following Epstein's suicide? (b)(5) (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) (4) Is it correct that (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) were responsible for roughly 50 to 70 inmates the night of the suicide? (b)(5) (5) What is the attrition rate for BOP correctional officers? What's the average length of time a person stays in the job? (NYC-area would be best if it's available.) (b)(5) (b)(6); (6) Can you share anything supervisors at MCC have told the rank and file in the wake of these charges? What's the message to overworked, disgruntled correctional office (b)(5) (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Public Information Office Federal Bureau of Prisons (202) 353 (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Page 9373 DOJ-OGR-00025794