In a meeting with a psychologist the following day, Epstein said that he had “no interest in killing myself” and that it “would be crazy” to take his life, the document states. On 25 July he stated he was “too vested in my case to fight it, I have a life and I want to go back to living my life”, according to the psychologist report.
Other documents released by the DoJ show the the prison’s warden had advised that Epstein should not be housed alone and emphasised the need for “30-minute checks” on his cell and “unannounced rounds” to be undertaken.
Epstein’s cellmate was released the day before his death. On the night of 9 August the prison guards also failed to conduct checks scheduled for 03:00 and 05:00, prison documents show, and the camera system in the unit was also down. His body was discovered during a morning check carried out by staff.
A second, redacted version of the same FBI report that is only 17 pages long has also been published as part of the Epstein files. It does not include the psychologist’s report or the timeline of his detention and the images in the file are redacted. It is not clear why both redacted and unredacted versions of the report have been included in the files.
The DoJ has been contacted for comment. The FBI declined to comment.
Additional reporting by Josh Cheetham.
