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Chapter 3: Timeline of Key Events Except as otherwise noted, the following information is derived from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) records and the Office of the Inspector General's interviews. September 21-24, 2018 The BOP awards contracts to two companies (Company 1 and 2) to upgrade the security camera system at Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, New York (MCC New York). At the time, images from the MCC New York's analog video cameras are recorded to a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) system, which is divided into two DVR systems. Cameras assigned to the DVR 1 system record only to the DVR 1 hard drives, and cameras assigned to DVR 2 system record only to the DVR 2 hard drives. March 17, 2019 In connection with MCC New York's upgrade of its security camera system, the BOP's Northeast Regional Office begins arranging for technicians from other BOP institutions to perform temporary duty (TDY) assignments to MCC New York to perform necessary mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and wiring work. However, during the course of the TDY rotations, work is not consistently conducted on the camera upgrade because TDY personnel are sometimes used to cover shortages at MCC New York's custody posts. July 2, 2019 According to court records, a federal grand jury of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York returns an indictment charging Epstein with sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. July 6, 2019 Epstein is arrested at an airport in New Jersey and is transported for detention pending his initial court appearance to the MCC New York as a pretrial detainee. Epstein is placed in the general inmate population and medically screened. July 7, 2019 An MCC New York Facilities Assistant asks the Psychology Department to evaluate Epstein because he appears "distraught, sad, and a little confused." Epstein is assigned to the MCC New York's Special Housing Unit (SHU) because of significant media attention and his notoriety among other MCC New York inmates. 17 17 The SHU is a housing unit within MCC New York where inmates are securely separated from the general inmate population and kept locked in their cells for approximately 23 hours a day, to ensure their own safety as well as the safety of staff and other inmates.