Jail Booking & Intake: 2008 Sentence

PALM BEACH COUNTY JAIL — 2008 SENTENCE RECORDS Inmate: Jeffrey Edward Epstein Facility: Palm Beach County Stockade Sentence: 18 months (served approximately 13 months) Charge: Solicitation of prostitution (state plea) WORK RELEASE PROGRAM: Epstein was granted an extraordinarily lenient work release arrangement: - Allowed to leave the county jail for up to 12 hours per day, 6 days per week - Transported to his office by private driver - Work release began almost immediately upon incarceration - Security provided by private guards (paid by Epstein) - Minimal supervision during work release hours - Records show Epstein had extensive freedom during release hours CONTROVERSY: - Critics called the arrangement "jail in name only" - Palm Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw defended the program - Later investigation found the work release was unusually generous - Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigated the arrangement - Questions raised about whether Epstein continued to abuse during work release The work release arrangement became a symbol of preferential treatment. Source: Palm Beach County records Available at: https://www.justice.gov/epstein