On August 12, 2019, LIEUTENAN , (Lt. =), was interviewed at 290 Broadway New York, NY. Present at the interview were FBI Special Agent Hannah Kuhrt, FBI Special Agent IIIIMPOffice of the Inspector General Special Agent and Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents and AUSA and the nature of the interview, Lt. provided the following information: Lt. has worked at MCC for 17 years. =was promoted to Lieutenant in 2014 or 2015. works approximately 16 hours a day, 6 days a week. As part of his operational duties, is responsible for running the building, supervising core staff, and handling situations that come up with the inmates. The hierarchy within MCC is as follows: Warden, Associate Warden, Captain and Lieutenant. There are GS-11 Lieutenants and GS-9 Lieutenants. GS-11 Lieutenants supervise GS-9 Lieutenants. Lt.= is a GS- 11 Lieutenant. Corrections Officers (CO) are below GS-9 Lieutenants. The Special Housing Unit (SHU) has its own lieutenant. The SHU lieutenant is responsible for handling any problems that arise within SHU to include issues with staff as well as inmates. If there are no problems, the SHU lieutenant does not have to check in all the time. However, the SHU lieutenant must sign in to the SHU signature log at some point during his or her shift. MCC staff are required to fill out 30 minute check in sheets. The time of the check and the signature of the CO who conducted the check are documented on the check in sheet. The times are not always exactly 30 minutes apart to prevent inmates from learning a pattern of when the CO will come by. COs must also conduct and official count which is different from the 30 minute check in. The official count is conducted at l0pm, 12am, 3am, and Sam. A signed count sheet certifies that rounds were made and each inmate was in his cell at that time. On weekend days, there is a 10am count where inmates are required to stand up in their c