Even from jail, Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the system | Miami Herald Page 11 of 17 Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 12 of 18 The work release was approved by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, GT i will ry Hi ma said spokeswoman Therese Barbera. ia ies; aco i aa a “Jeffrey Epstein, while in custody, met the criteria for the Work Release ee oe 2% Program,” Barbera wrote in an email. “There was no factual basis to deny = ; pill ee .\ Mr. Epstein the same availability of this program that is offered to other gel / uf ; ane inmates under similar circumstances. Mr. Epstein was closely monitored Koh] " { \ — aig \ * \ and there were no problems encountered during his time in the program.” [iiiiil¢iitaiaiamaags a fe eee ele Se ae Te Sa = - “ =, ae But the sheriff’s own work release policy — a copy of which Barbera provided — to the Herald — specifically notes that sex offenders aren’t eligible for work While officially confined to the Palm Beach County stockade, serving time for his sex release. offenses, Jeffrey Epstein was allowed to spend half his day at this West Palm Beach office building. It was called work release, although Palm Beach Sheriff's Office rules At first, Barbera questioned whether Epstein was a sex offender at all, noting _ prohibit work-release status for sexual offenders. Emily Michot that he didn’t have to register officially until after his release from the jailin = £M/[email protected] 2009. But his court papers clearly listed him as a sex offender. In fact, the papers Epstein signed — obtained by the Herald — included all the laws governing registered sex offenders in Florida. Barbera refused to explain why Epstein was seemingly allowed to deviate from the agency’s policies. She also would not respond to requests for an accounting of the amount of money that Epstein paid the sheriff’s office for his private details. Palm Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, who has been in office since 2004 — and is widely considered to be one