. >> bruce barket: m.c.c.s the worst jail or prison i've ever been to by far. >> alfonsi: it's not a "club fed." >> barket: it's not a club anything. it is dirty. it's insect infested, rodent infested. it was built for about 350 and houses over 700. so the inmates are packed in. >> alfonsi: bruce barket is the wyer for epstein's first cellmate, 52-year-old nick tartaglione. a brawny, former police officer accused of murdering four men. they shared a cell in the "shu"" the special housing unit, which is considered safer than general population. >> barket: jail's a tough place. the rules don't exist the way they do in society. somebody like jeffrey epstein-- you know, an elderly, rich white male is going to have a tough time in general population. >> alfonsi: epstein was directing money to be deposited in other inmates commissary accounts in exchange for his protection, sources say, because he feared for his life. but the government says epstein was suicidal and made his first, failed suicide attempt weeks after