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+# FBI Jeffrey Epstein Documents – OCR Text Dataset
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+## Introduction
+
+The FBI has released **22 files related to Jeffrey Epstein** through its public records system.  
+This dataset was created by extracting textual content from all released documents using an **OCR-based model**.
+
+- **OCR model used:** https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-ocr  
+- **Original document source:** https://vault.fbi.gov/jeffrey-epstein  
+
+The final dataset contains **1,413 rows**, where each row corresponds to OCR-extracted text from a specific page of a document, along with its page number and filename.
+
+---
+
+## Dataset Overview
+
+- **Total files processed:** 22  
+- **Total rows:** 1,413  
+- **Extraction method:** OCR-based text extraction  
+- **Dataset format:** CSV  
+
+### Columns
+
+| Column Name    | Description |
+|---------------|-------------|
+| `pagenumber`  | Page number within the source document |
+| `textcontents`| Textual content extracted using the OCR model |
+| `filename`    | Name of the file from which the text was extracted |
+
+---
+
+## Dataset Structure
+
+- **File format:** CSV  
+- **Granularity:** Page-level text extraction  
+- Each row represents the OCR text extracted from a single page of a source document.
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+---
+
+## Original Source
+
+- **FBI Vault – Jeffrey Epstein:** https://vault.fbi.gov/jeffrey-epstein  
+
+The original underlying documents were released through U.S. government sources and remain subject to their original terms and conditions.
+
+---
+
+## Legal and Copyright Status (Non-Authoritative)
+
+The original documents were created by various private individuals and entities, not by the dataset maintainer.
+
+The documents are sourced from releases published by the **U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform**.  
+The release webpages themselves carry standard copyright notices (© 2025 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform), and many individual documents may be protected by copyright held by their original authors or rights holders.
+
+This dataset:
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+- Does **not** assert ownership over the underlying documents  
+- Does **not** grant any license to reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from the underlying texts beyond what may already be permitted by law (e.g., fair use or similar doctrines)  
+- Is provided solely as an OCR-extracted text corpus for research and exploratory analysis  
+
+Users are solely responsible for ensuring that their use of this dataset complies with applicable **copyright law, privacy law, institutional policies, and the terms of the original releases**.
+
+Nothing in this dataset card constitutes legal advice.  
+If you plan to use this corpus in a public-facing product, for model training, or at scale, you should seek independent legal counsel.
+
+---
+
+## Ethical and Content Warning
+
+This dataset contains **highly sensitive material**, including references to:
+
+- Sexual abuse and exploitation  
+- Human trafficking  
+- Violence and other traumatic subject matter  
+- Unverified allegations, opinions, or speculation  
+
+Users should handle this content with appropriate care and sensitivity.
+
+---
+
+## Intended and Prohibited Uses
+
+### Intended Uses
+
+- Academic research  
+- Exploratory text analysis  
+- Transparency and accountability research  
+- Journalism support and document review  
+
+### Not Intended For
+
+- Fine-tuning or training language models  
+- Harassment, doxing, or targeted attacks on any individual or group  
+- Attempts to deanonymize redacted information or circumvent existing redactions  
+- Presenting unverified allegations as established facts  
+
+All use must comply with applicable laws, institutional policies, and the terms of the original document releases.
+
+---
+
+**Reminder:** This dataset contains sensitive content. Use responsibly and ethically.