Transcription of Handwriting in EFTA00135584-EFTA00135590
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{Note: This document is a duplicate of EFTA00135302. The same document can also be found under EFTA00032184 with slightly different redactions.}
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8/29/19 9:30 SJ, OIG DC, AUSA RD, [EMPLOYEE 19]
[EMPLOYEE 19] 8/17/69 MCC BOP
16+ years Chief Psychologist (11 years)
MDC Brooklyn Staff psych 03-06
06-08 Forensic
B.S. Criminology
MA Counseling (MH)
MA Clinical counseling
PhD
Rdhway E Jersey State prison - staff psychologist 2 years
Post Doctoral fellowship 1 year
Internship - Miami - in/out MH treatment
FDC Miami - externship - Lenor Walker - battered womens
program
oversight ↓
- forensic (3), staff psychologist (1), drug abuse cara. DT spec
Insures patients are seen, appropriate documentation
consults on cases as needed
forensic reports - get them out on time
- reads all when they are new, then more review
- reads all reports she signs off on
- seeing more patients then [sic] normal
7-3:30 M-F
Intake
PSIQ - all inmates fill it out - MH history as well
as current symptoms they feel
→ anything marked they are seen w/in 14 days
they typically do 7 days, try to do it that day
Care code 1 - least significant - no requirements
2: MH histories, controlled mental health problems
- seen monthly
3: more severe - must be seen every week
if not stable in GP - they go to observation
- goal is to get stable - if they deteriorate they
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[REDACTED]
Imer
Tartaglione
go to a hospital
4: More severe than a 3, seen every day
"psych obs"
Code 1 can be on suicide watch (SW)
→ many times its manipulation (ie: not getting along w/ guard,
new cell mate, get out of jail to hospital)
psychologist meets w/ person - meds, coping skills
if they do this 2-3x get bumped to code 2 to be met
w/ 1x a month
watch - imminently suicidal
lights 24/7, constant watch, smock, special blanket
mattress
observation - not C every BOP signs
- there when she got there
stop program to see how they do
constant observation, 1:1, all lights
→ get their clothing back, might get books
- SW can be detrimental if on SW longer than needed
- Any psychologist can take off S.W., they do consult sometimes
- consult w/ warden, Monday morning, Friday closeout meeting
Thursday send meeting
2 associate w, captain, sip. attorney, [EMPLOYEE 19], warden, duty officer,
executive assistant
Dept head. meeting wednesday
only methadone detox BOP prison
#1 Dr. S. intake "[EMPLOYEE 19] note page 4 - consult [REDACTED]
E didn't mark anything on PSIQ - had he not been E
he would have gone to GP (GenPop), but due to crimes thought
best to do intake - Dr. S said he was fine - care code 1
after court - put on obs precautionary b/c of what would
happen
#2 suicide risk assessment - E angry he was on obs
no hx of suicidality or sub. abuse, no major med concerns
polite but annoyed, no overt risk factors
Risk factors: sex offender, high prof crime, only 1 living brother
- didn't appear/report depression, didn't report anything
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(AW)
Associate Warden
#3 Suicide risk assessment from [EMPLOYEE 19]
#2 quoted "being alive is fun" [EMPLOYEE 19] took it genuinely
#4 July 10 - kept on obs an extra day even though he
appeared fine due to housing concerns
Executive staff notified of these
associate warden, warden selected Tartagleen (sp?)
[EMPLOYEE 19] wasn't on ↑ discussion, but believes
it's b/c he was a cop w/ a lot to loose [sic]
- realizes he would be there a few weeks even w/ bail
- knows he will have a cellmate
- E acted like staff worked for them - ie: planning ahead
- doesn't like SHU, wants single cell
July 11 - taken off obs, at attorney meeting ~12 hr/day
- spoke to him @ attorney conf; E was mocking [EMPLOYEE 19] saying
he would never be suicidal
- Palm Beach attorney
- wanted brown uniform for att. meetings, wants rec,
wants phone call
- female officer told [EMPLOYEE 19] E had 2 calls
possibly officer [REDACTED]
- [EMPLOYEE 19] passed on his concerns to SHU Lt. [REDACTED]
July 16 - after bail hearing, attorney conference rm
once a month, [EMPLOYEE 19] does SHU reviews
E called for [EMPLOYEE 19] - treating her like assistant
anastizied[?] her b/c his needs weren't being met
no psych concerns, requested kosher diet
July 18 - attempted SHU review - didn't see him b/c he
was in attorney conference
[EMPLOYEE 19] got called E was found w/ loose noose w/ very
light marks, when she turned around marks were
darker
he was rocking on floor
[EMPLOYEE 19] let duty psych know - ordered suicide risk assessment
1) gaming - for both E and Tartagleen
2) Rehearsal
3) assault by cellmate
Hypotheses
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placed on SW
E tells Dr. [REDACTED] he doesn't remember what happened
E told staff cellmate tried to kill him
denied suicidality, had future plans, acted like a big
kid. wanted to learn, wanted to fight case
Dr. [REDACTED] kept him on SW
→ recording
next day (July 24) - Dr. [REDACTED] - E fearful to return to his cell
w/ cellmate. CM called him pedophile, CM
was playing w/ bedsheet, he fell asleep and
woke up snoring
- denied being suicidal, repeated being unhappy w/
legal situation, slept well last night, eating, sleeping
drinking, asking for hygiene products, legal visits
- Dr. [REDACTED] took off SW, stepped down to psych obs
- allows to have clothes and materials w/ observation
[EMPLOYEE 19] not any clearer on 3 hypothesis
E is creating doubt to play both sides
E charming
E attorneys never contacted psychology voicing an opinion
on his mindset or suicidality
July 25 - Psych observation contact - done by [EMPLOYEE 19]
- E smiling - "welcome back" - good spirits
E claimed he was baffled after being confronted by
[EMPLOYEE 19] on what's going on. Says maybe [EMPLOYEE 19] can give3
him cues
continued w/ requests/complaints
I have a life and want to go back to living my life
- doesn't want to go back to SHU
- kept on psych obs. - not answering questions
July 26 - [EMPLOYEE 19] went to see him again. E wanted trust
again - continues w/ complaints, makes jokes
still doesn't answer [EMPLOYEE 19] questions about incident
called [EMPLOYEE 19] on being Jewish - made joke -
no acute symptoms
it's against Jewish religion to commit suicide
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- E said he doesn't like pain and didn't want to kill hurt himself
- E had been interacting w/ companions
July 27 - Dr. [REDACTED] saw him - kept on psych obs
didn't answer questions still
anxious about returning to SHU b/c he doesn't know how he
got the marks
Lt. [REDACTED] still didn't have answers as to whether there
was an assault
July 28 - Dr. [REDACTED] - same thing
starts working more therapeutically, provided handouts to
go back to housing
No signs in logbooks showing suicidality, participating
in legal meetings
still no contact from E attorneys
7/29 - [EMPLOYEE 19] sees E
- getting comfortable - wants to stay in psych obs.
National suicide prevention coordinator - Dr. [REDACTED]
- got involved w/ cellmate issue
7/25 email
#6
- writing in note pad trying to get things done
- E wanted own CPAP (which has cord)
7/29 - getting ready to place him in SHU
[EMPLOYEE 19] consulted ex. staff on staying extra night in psych obs
w/out CPAP, or SHU w/ CPAP - chose psych obs.
#7 [REDACTED] transitioned E to SHU next day - Email
7/30 - E went to SHU
[EMPLOYEE 19] - very important SHU inmates have cellmates
↓ isolation
↓ privacy
distraction
provides rescue opportunity
training on above taught quarterly to SHU employees
All employees 1x year suicide prevention
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Lt. [REDACTED]
SHU
7+ days on 24/7 observation
Lt. [REDACTED] - [EMPLOYEE 19] did not have conversation w/ Lt. [REDACTED]
Dr. S closeout meeting - E really wanted single cell
[EMPLOYEE 19] - all Lts should know cellmate police due to training,
and them constantly (psych) reminding them
there was still a cellmate label on E door.
Rounds are important to see an inmate is alone
Rounds - [EMPLOYEE 19] awareness
- She wouldn't be told by officers b/c she's Ex. staff
- inmates won't tell her b/c officers will retaliate
- Lt. [REDACTED] is regimented and regularly does what she asks
- never heard rounds aren't completed @ night
Will - Aug 8 - [EMPLOYEE 19] didn't know
that would have been a red flag - he would have
been placed on psych obs.
Attorneys didn't tell psych about the will
female attorney - complaints about water, vending, housing
w/ a murder
Aug 8 - SHU meeting - see sign in sheets, unit team members,
Ex staff, attorneys MCC,
nothing significant discussed about E.
[EMPLOYEE 19] went to SHU rounds to see E - had cellmate
E on lower bunk - no visible problems, good spirits
Got Pack # for phone calls, asked for books
reported getting along w/ cellmate
1st attempt to get out on bail
Didn't suggest camera room, warden didn't suggest it
b/c [EMPLOYEE 19] wanted E to have cellmate
[EMPLOYEE 19] has never gone to attorney conference for any
other patients/inmate
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lack of cellmate, understaffing
3 suicide risk assessments is unusual
1 by judges order
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/D ... 135584.pdf
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8/29/19 9:30 SJ, OIG DC, AUSA RD, [EMPLOYEE 19]
[EMPLOYEE 19] 8/17/69 MCC BOP
16+ years Chief Psychologist (11 years)
MDC Brooklyn Staff psych 03-06
06-08 Forensic
B.S. Criminology
MA Counseling (MH)
MA Clinical counseling
PhD
Rdhway E Jersey State prison - staff psychologist 2 years
Post Doctoral fellowship 1 year
Internship - Miami - in/out MH treatment
FDC Miami - externship - Lenor Walker - battered womens
program
oversight ↓
- forensic (3), staff psychologist (1), drug abuse cara. DT spec
Insures patients are seen, appropriate documentation
consults on cases as needed
forensic reports - get them out on time
- reads all when they are new, then more review
- reads all reports she signs off on
- seeing more patients then [sic] normal
7-3:30 M-F
Intake
PSIQ - all inmates fill it out - MH history as well
as current symptoms they feel
→ anything marked they are seen w/in 14 days
they typically do 7 days, try to do it that day
Care code 1 - least significant - no requirements
2: MH histories, controlled mental health problems
- seen monthly
3: more severe - must be seen every week
if not stable in GP - they go to observation
- goal is to get stable - if they deteriorate they
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[REDACTED]
Imer
Tartaglione
go to a hospital
4: More severe than a 3, seen every day
"psych obs"
Code 1 can be on suicide watch (SW)
→ many times its manipulation (ie: not getting along w/ guard,
new cell mate, get out of jail to hospital)
psychologist meets w/ person - meds, coping skills
if they do this 2-3x get bumped to code 2 to be met
w/ 1x a month
watch - imminently suicidal
lights 24/7, constant watch, smock, special blanket
mattress
observation - not C every BOP signs
- there when she got there
stop program to see how they do
constant observation, 1:1, all lights
→ get their clothing back, might get books
- SW can be detrimental if on SW longer than needed
- Any psychologist can take off S.W., they do consult sometimes
- consult w/ warden, Monday morning, Friday closeout meeting
Thursday send meeting
2 associate w, captain, sip. attorney, [EMPLOYEE 19], warden, duty officer,
executive assistant
Dept head. meeting wednesday
only methadone detox BOP prison
#1 Dr. S. intake "[EMPLOYEE 19] note page 4 - consult [REDACTED]
E didn't mark anything on PSIQ - had he not been E
he would have gone to GP (GenPop), but due to crimes thought
best to do intake - Dr. S said he was fine - care code 1
after court - put on obs precautionary b/c of what would
happen
#2 suicide risk assessment - E angry he was on obs
no hx of suicidality or sub. abuse, no major med concerns
polite but annoyed, no overt risk factors
Risk factors: sex offender, high prof crime, only 1 living brother
- didn't appear/report depression, didn't report anything
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(AW)
Associate Warden
#3 Suicide risk assessment from [EMPLOYEE 19]
#2 quoted "being alive is fun" [EMPLOYEE 19] took it genuinely
#4 July 10 - kept on obs an extra day even though he
appeared fine due to housing concerns
Executive staff notified of these
associate warden, warden selected Tartagleen (sp?)
[EMPLOYEE 19] wasn't on ↑ discussion, but believes
it's b/c he was a cop w/ a lot to loose [sic]
- realizes he would be there a few weeks even w/ bail
- knows he will have a cellmate
- E acted like staff worked for them - ie: planning ahead
- doesn't like SHU, wants single cell
July 11 - taken off obs, at attorney meeting ~12 hr/day
- spoke to him @ attorney conf; E was mocking [EMPLOYEE 19] saying
he would never be suicidal
- Palm Beach attorney
- wanted brown uniform for att. meetings, wants rec,
wants phone call
- female officer told [EMPLOYEE 19] E had 2 calls
possibly officer [REDACTED]
- [EMPLOYEE 19] passed on his concerns to SHU Lt. [REDACTED]
July 16 - after bail hearing, attorney conference rm
once a month, [EMPLOYEE 19] does SHU reviews
E called for [EMPLOYEE 19] - treating her like assistant
anastizied[?] her b/c his needs weren't being met
no psych concerns, requested kosher diet
July 18 - attempted SHU review - didn't see him b/c he
was in attorney conference
[EMPLOYEE 19] got called E was found w/ loose noose w/ very
light marks, when she turned around marks were
darker
he was rocking on floor
[EMPLOYEE 19] let duty psych know - ordered suicide risk assessment
1) gaming - for both E and Tartagleen
2) Rehearsal
3) assault by cellmate
Hypotheses
{Page 4 - EFTA00135587}
placed on SW
E tells Dr. [REDACTED] he doesn't remember what happened
E told staff cellmate tried to kill him
denied suicidality, had future plans, acted like a big
kid. wanted to learn, wanted to fight case
Dr. [REDACTED] kept him on SW
→ recording
next day (July 24) - Dr. [REDACTED] - E fearful to return to his cell
w/ cellmate. CM called him pedophile, CM
was playing w/ bedsheet, he fell asleep and
woke up snoring
- denied being suicidal, repeated being unhappy w/
legal situation, slept well last night, eating, sleeping
drinking, asking for hygiene products, legal visits
- Dr. [REDACTED] took off SW, stepped down to psych obs
- allows to have clothes and materials w/ observation
[EMPLOYEE 19] not any clearer on 3 hypothesis
E is creating doubt to play both sides
E charming
E attorneys never contacted psychology voicing an opinion
on his mindset or suicidality
July 25 - Psych observation contact - done by [EMPLOYEE 19]
- E smiling - "welcome back" - good spirits
E claimed he was baffled after being confronted by
[EMPLOYEE 19] on what's going on. Says maybe [EMPLOYEE 19] can give3
him cues
continued w/ requests/complaints
I have a life and want to go back to living my life
- doesn't want to go back to SHU
- kept on psych obs. - not answering questions
July 26 - [EMPLOYEE 19] went to see him again. E wanted trust
again - continues w/ complaints, makes jokes
still doesn't answer [EMPLOYEE 19] questions about incident
called [EMPLOYEE 19] on being Jewish - made joke -
no acute symptoms
it's against Jewish religion to commit suicide
{Page 5 - EFTA00135588}
- E said he doesn't like pain and didn't want to kill hurt himself
- E had been interacting w/ companions
July 27 - Dr. [REDACTED] saw him - kept on psych obs
didn't answer questions still
anxious about returning to SHU b/c he doesn't know how he
got the marks
Lt. [REDACTED] still didn't have answers as to whether there
was an assault
July 28 - Dr. [REDACTED] - same thing
starts working more therapeutically, provided handouts to
go back to housing
No signs in logbooks showing suicidality, participating
in legal meetings
still no contact from E attorneys
7/29 - [EMPLOYEE 19] sees E
- getting comfortable - wants to stay in psych obs.
National suicide prevention coordinator - Dr. [REDACTED]
- got involved w/ cellmate issue
7/25 email
#6
- writing in note pad trying to get things done
- E wanted own CPAP (which has cord)
7/29 - getting ready to place him in SHU
[EMPLOYEE 19] consulted ex. staff on staying extra night in psych obs
w/out CPAP, or SHU w/ CPAP - chose psych obs.
#7 [REDACTED] transitioned E to SHU next day - Email
7/30 - E went to SHU
[EMPLOYEE 19] - very important SHU inmates have cellmates
↓ isolation
↓ privacy
distraction
provides rescue opportunity
training on above taught quarterly to SHU employees
All employees 1x year suicide prevention
{Page 6 - EFTA00135589}
Lt. [REDACTED]
SHU
7+ days on 24/7 observation
Lt. [REDACTED] - [EMPLOYEE 19] did not have conversation w/ Lt. [REDACTED]
Dr. S closeout meeting - E really wanted single cell
[EMPLOYEE 19] - all Lts should know cellmate police due to training,
and them constantly (psych) reminding them
there was still a cellmate label on E door.
Rounds are important to see an inmate is alone
Rounds - [EMPLOYEE 19] awareness
- She wouldn't be told by officers b/c she's Ex. staff
- inmates won't tell her b/c officers will retaliate
- Lt. [REDACTED] is regimented and regularly does what she asks
- never heard rounds aren't completed @ night
Will - Aug 8 - [EMPLOYEE 19] didn't know
that would have been a red flag - he would have
been placed on psych obs.
Attorneys didn't tell psych about the will
female attorney - complaints about water, vending, housing
w/ a murder
Aug 8 - SHU meeting - see sign in sheets, unit team members,
Ex staff, attorneys MCC,
nothing significant discussed about E.
[EMPLOYEE 19] went to SHU rounds to see E - had cellmate
E on lower bunk - no visible problems, good spirits
Got Pack # for phone calls, asked for books
reported getting along w/ cellmate
1st attempt to get out on bail
Didn't suggest camera room, warden didn't suggest it
b/c [EMPLOYEE 19] wanted E to have cellmate
[EMPLOYEE 19] has never gone to attorney conference for any
other patients/inmate
{Page 7 - EFTA00135590}
lack of cellmate, understaffing
3 suicide risk assessments is unusual
1 by judges order
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/D ... 135584.pdf