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US closing troubled NYC jail where Epstein killed himself

by Michael BalsamoMichael R. Sisak
| August 26, 2021 4:03 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday it is shutting down a federal jail in New York City after a slew of problems that came to light following disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide there two years ago.

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