Investigation Reveals Grave Errors and Negligence in Jeffrey Epstein's Prison Death

A report by the US justice department's watchdog has found serious failures at the New York jail where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died. The report states that guards neglected to check on Epstein, failed to conduct rounds, and later falsified jail records to cover up their misconduct. The report also revealed that surveillance cameras near Epstein's cell were not working. The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons acknowledged the troubling findings but emphasized that the accused employees represent a small percentage of the overall workforce. The report confirmed Epstein's cause of death as suicide. Epstein was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges at the time of his death.