1. Highly Inaccurate News Reporting— My understanding is that the offenses for which Epstein was convicted and the allegations against him during the investigation have been inaccurately reported and that the ages and numbers of the victims interviewed by investigators in this case were exaggerated. I can tell you first hand that news reports about Epstein's preferential treatment by the Sheriffs office after he was convicted are equally misinformed and completely untrue. 2. Equal Justice - For nearly four months, Epstein was held in a solitary confinement cell in a special housing unit that is usually reserved for dangerous prisoners, though Epstein posed no such danger. Before he was granted work release nearly four months later, Epstein was confined to the SHU for 23 hours a day and allowed 1 hour outside by himself in a confined fenced in area for physical activity. He ate alone and showered when we told him to in a separate locked shower cell. The SHU is not a pleasant place. 3. No Special Work Release Granted — Epstein was required to serve his sentence without work release for the same period of time required of all prisoners who ultimately qualify for work release. After he served his sentence for the required period of time, he applied for and was granted work release on the same terms and conditions as were available to all similarly situated prisoners. However, unlike other prisoners who left the jail and returned from work on their own recognizance, Epstein was kept under guard by a deputy from the time he left the jail until the time he returned. 4. No Preferential Release Date - Epstein's release from jail after 13 months was granted as a result of Epstein's good conduct based solely on the rules and regulations applicable to all prisoners. Based on those rules and regulations, the release date would have been the same for any prisoner with the same sentence and with the same record of good conduct. There was no preferential tre