Epstein Found Unresponsive in MCC Cell August 9, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein is found semi-conscious and with neck injuries in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 9, 2019less than three weeks before his death.
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On August 9, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was discovered by MCC staff in his cell in an apparently distressed condition, with marks on his neck. The MCC placed him on suicide watch following this incident.
This eventwhich occurred about three weeks before Epstein’s deathwas cited in subsequent investigations as evidence of elevated risk that should have triggered more intensive monitoring. The MCC’s subsequent removal of Epstein from suicide watch before his August 10 death became one of the central points of criticism in the DOJ’s inspector general investigation.
Whether the August 9 incident was a suicide attempt, a physical altercation, or something else has never been conclusively established.