The acting Bureau of Prisons chief is removed in the wake of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide
In a statement, Barr said Hugh Hurwitz, who had served in the acting position since last year, would return to the assistant director position he formerly occupied.Dr. Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, who led the bureau from 1992 to 2003, will be the new director, Barr said.Barr has said he was"appalled" and"angry" to learn of the suicide, and cited"serious irregularities" at the Manhattan facility where Epstein had been detained.
Read MoreA picture of dysfunction in the unit where Epstein was held emerged in the days after he was found dead in his cell.Union and lawmakers have long warned of 'dire' federal prison staffing shortages At least one of the two employees on duty in Epstein's unit at the time was not part of the regular detention workforce but was filling in as a guard, and Epstein had not been checked on for hours before his apparent hanging, according to a person briefed on the matter.
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