‘A paper city’: New York ‘library’ hosts 3.5 million pages of Epstein files
Summary
A gallery in New York City has turned 3.5 million pages of court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes into a public archive called “The Donald J Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room.” The exhibit aims to show the full scope of Epstein’s abuse cases and honor the survivors by displaying the documents as physical books lining the walls.Key Facts
- The archive contains 3.5 million pages printed and bound into 3,437 volumes.
- The documents come from the U.S. Department of Justice and were released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in 2017 on sex trafficking charges and died in jail in 2019.
- The reading room is located a mile from the Manhattan jail where Epstein died.
- The exhibit includes timelines, visitor notes, and a memorial space for victims and survivors.
- Some visitors to the exhibit are survivors of Epstein’s abuse.
- The project highlights concerns that the U.S. government did not act on Epstein’s abuse reports early enough.
- Organizers wanted to promote transparency and pressure Congress and the Department of Justice for accountability.
- Survivors’ names were mistakenly left unmasked in some documents due to incomplete redactions by the Department of Justice.
- The exhibit faced challenges finding a venue because of its sensitive nature but eventually opened in a Tribeca gallery.
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