New warden at Epstein jail served as prison executioner

WASHINGTON (AP) — The interim warden appointed to run the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein died was put in the position after serving as the executioner for at least five federal executions at the end of the Trump administration. Eric Williams was appointed to the position of interim warden at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City in late January after the prior warden, Marti Licon-Vitale, abruptly stepped down following a yearlong tenure marred by the rampant spread of t