Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 1:41 PM

From: Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 1:41 PM To: Berman, Geoffrey (USANYS) Subject: Fed Defender testimony regarding MCC and MDC Patton takes the opportunity at the outset of the attached to discuss conditions at MCC and MDC, specifically referencing the fire at the beginning of the year at MDC and Epstein's suicide at MCC (although acknowledging that he has no information about the latter and can't discuss it, he uses it as a springboard to discuss poor conditions generally at MCC.) EFTA00102699