{"id":1958170,"date":"2023-06-27T13:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-blames-jeffrey-epsteins-death-on-guards-negligence\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:22:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:22:40","slug":"doj-blames-jeffrey-epsteins-death-on-guards-negligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-blames-jeffrey-epsteins-death-on-guards-negligence\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ: Guards&#8217; Negligence Caused Epstein&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-blames-jeffrey-epsteins-death-on-guards-negligence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1958170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>The Negligence and Misconduct Behind Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s Death<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The combination of negligence, misconduct, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-blames-jeffrey-epsteins-death-on-guards-negligence\/\" title=\"DOJ: Guards' Negligence Caused Epstein's Death\">outright job performance failures documented<\/a> in his report all contributed to an environment in which arguably one of the most notorious inmates in the [Bureau of Prisons&#8217;s] custody was provided with the opportunity to take his own life,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/oig.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/23-085.pdf\">report<\/a> by Inspector General Michael Horowitz concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Justice Department inspector general blamed prison guards&#8217; negligence and misconduct for the death of millionaire and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who officials say committed suicide in his New York City prison cell in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The report <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-department-of-justice-investigation-50c229b7953096f0301bfa1e7f0b7703\">revealed<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-conspiracy-theorist-set-to-testify-on-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"MSNBC Conspiracy Theorist Set To Testify On Domestic Terrorism\">guards allowed<\/a> too many bed linens to remain in the cell, which Epstein reportedly used to hang himself. Horowitz also cited Epstein&#8217;s lack of a cellmate and non-working security cameras as further problems.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein died in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in August 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking and other charges. Horowitz confirmed the government&#8217;s stance that the death was a suicide. The report said the DOJ &#8220;did not uncover evidence contradicting&#8221; the FBI&#8217;s determination of the cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>Horowitz suggested bringing charges against six workers at the prison, as the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-department-of-justice-investigation-50c229b7953096f0301bfa1e7f0b7703\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horowitz echoed previous findings that some members of the jail staff involved in guarding Epstein were overworked.<\/li>\n<li>He identified 13 employees with poor performance and recommended charges against six workers.<\/li>\n<li>Only the two workers tasked with guarding Epstein were charged, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nonbinary-biden-administration-official-ordered-to-undergo-mental-health-evaluation-after-avoiding-jail-time\/\" title=\"\u2018Nonbinary\u2019 Biden Administration Official Ordered to Undergo Mental Health Evaluation After Avoiding Jail Time\">avoiding jail time<\/a> in a plea deal after admitting to falsifying logs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The workers assigned to guard Epstein were sleeping and shopping online instead of checking on him every 30 minutes as required, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion comes days after emails <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/how-jeffrey-epstein-helped-a-rising-democratic-star-pull-off-a-political-upset\/\">revealed<\/a> that a rising Democratic star owes part of her success to Epstein. Congressional delegate Stacey Plaskett of the Virgin Islands met with Epstein several times after he had been convicted of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-calls-for-allys-resignation-following-child-sex-abuse-charges\/\" title=\"Mark Kelly Calls for Ally\u2019s Resignation Following Child Sex Abuse Charges\">child sex crimes<\/a> to seek donations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Justice Department inspector general&#8217;s report attributes the death of alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to prison guards&#8217; negligence, misconduct, and job performance failures. 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