Original sentence: According to Carol Leonning of  The Washington Post, "Epstein told authorities someone tried to kill him in a previous incident weeks earlier.He said he had no knowledge of what happened.He was placed in an observation cell, surrounded by windows, where lights were left on and any device that could be used by the prisoner to  take his own life was removed.When questioned, Epstein also said he had no recollection of what had happened
Edited sentence: According to Carol Leonning of the Washington Post, "Epstein told authorities someone tried to kill him in a previous incident weeks earlier.He claimed he had no knowledge of what happened.He was placed in an observation cell, surrounded by windows, where lights were left on and any device that could be used to commit suicide was removed.When questioned, Epstein also claimed he had no recollection of what had happened