as part of the investigation into the incident, they want to know if guards conducted routine checks on inhamates. one issue is whether the rules were followed in the housing unit, and whether guards were check on him every 30 minutes. reporter: sources say epstein underwent a psychological evaluation and they cleared him from suicide watch on or about july, allowing him to return to his cell. while on suicide watch, he would have been monitored every second, the bed would have been bolted down, his bed clothes would have been taken away. once he was taken off suicide watch, he had clothing, he had a bed sheet, and there was ample opportunity, our sources say for him to take his own life in that cell. senior law enforcement officials tell nbc news, there is no sign of foul play. meantime, the u.s. attorney in manhattan will keep digging into epstein s alleged sex traffic operation. we know that original indictment did include a
guards doing routine checks on inmates. one question is whether the rules were followed in the housing units and whether guards were check on him every 30 minutes. sources close to the investigation say epstein underwent a psychiatric evaluation and they cleared him from suicide watch on or about july 29th, allowing him to return to his cell. while on suicide watch, enstee epstein would have been monitored every second, the bed would have been bolted down. once he was taken off suicide watch, he had clothing, a bed sheet, and there was ample opportunity, our sources say for him to take his own life in that cell. reporter: senior law enforcement officials tell nbc news there s no sign of foul play. the u.s. attorney in manhattan will keep digging into epstein s alleged sex trafficking operation. we know that that original indictment did include a conspiracy count, and it talked about people who worked for him and associates of his. so any of those folks who