DOJ reassigns warden after Epstein apparent suicide
By Morgan Chalfant - 08/13/19 02:36 PM EDT
Attorney General William Barr has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to temporarily reassign the warden at the New York federal prison where accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was found dead over the weekend pending a federal investigation into his apparent suicide.
Two staff assigned to Epstein’s unit at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MMC) in lower Manhattan have also been placed on administrative leave, Justice Spokesperson Kerri Kupec said Tuesday.
The Justice Department disclosed the developments Tuesday afternoon, one day after Barr expressed outrage that Epstein was left unsecured and spoke of “serious irregularities" at the MCC.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/457281-doj-reassigns-warden-after-epstein-apparent-suicide