NBC News: Epstein may have staged attack or suicide attempt to get moved to different facility - source.

It wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest that he was trying to manipulate the system to avoid consequences of his heinous conduct. I still think MCF needed to be watching him closer and have him in protective custody to prevent that kind of conduct. If he’s returned to MCF, he’ll need to be on suicide watch and handled accordingly. No contact with any other prisoners and make sure he doesn’t have anything that might allow him to attempt suicide.