It should be noted that while Barr says he's appalled and vowing to investigate this, Barr is the one who has oversight over the Bureau of Prisons. He is one of those that are ultimately responsible for what he alleges to be disturbed over.
AGAIN: You held a different standard than you did when a suspect related to the Tsarnaev brothers was killed in custody.
Obama's then-attorney general Eric Holder never ordered an investigation of that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon_bombing#Ibragim_TodashevIn contrast, William Barr in the case of Epstein's death has ordered an IMMEDIATE investigation.
You can't blame Barr for the incompetence and corruption of a system he inherited, you can only expect him to clean it up. Barr was appointed Feb 14, 2019, so this occurred not even 6 months into his time as Attorney General. The Democrats have assailed him with a torrent of allegations and indictments since he took office, that take up an enormous anount of his time. When was he supposed to reform the federal prison system?
