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A guard said that one prisoner had refused to see observers, which the prisoner later denied to Baker. He was also lacking cigarettes and reading material. Later, a different guard told Baker that nobody was allowed down a certain corridor, which…

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There are problems with medicine distribution. Additionally, some prisoners distrust observers due to rumors of them being spies sent by Burke.

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Prisoners are happy about the decrease in tensions now that guards are gone, and feel more responsible for themselves. However, they dislike that certain petty rules are still in existence. In another incident, a cadet was fired for not going to his…

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A guard refused to open avocation room to let observers use the phone, despite the observers having a note approved by the deputy. One woman visitor had not been informed that her husband was in court and made a trip for nothing.

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A member of the NPRA wants an outside visitor, which a doctor refuses, leading to yelling from both sides.

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Prisoners would like for cadet guards to be assigned to minimum security.

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There are inconsistencies in the invisible ink-wrist stamping procedure at the prison entrance that are causing some observers to be denied exit.

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Christensen comments on some observers who need extra attention. Murray says he and other observers refused to sign release forms.

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There is a complaint about mice in the maximum security section. Moreover, two guards claim to have found steel rods in a cell block. Separately, Seldon sees a book on Prison Busing on a table, which is denigrated by guards.

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The NPRA questions why a specific officer was assigned to Block 10, since he had previously stabbed someone there. There has been another incident in which Waitkevich was angry with a cadet for leaving his posts, was violent toward him, and fired…

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Prisoners complain of a lack of exercise, low wages, and questionable methods for storing unused pills. Moreover, requests made to the Boone administration that were supposed to be granted had not been.

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Schoenberg meets two guards who claim to have "shivs" confiscated from Block 10. However, nobody else corroborates this story. There was as separate incident in which a prisoner who was promised medication never got it.

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There was an incident in which a trainee refused to accept his assigned post without sufficient training or answers regarding where the old guards were. He was fired by Walter Waitkevitch.

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DeAntoni describes how a guard removed the chairs for observers, but says it is not harassment. However, the lack of accessible toilets is.

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DeAntoni spends the night with two guards and comments on the poor conduct of one of them, stating that he "should never be allowed to become a corrections officer."

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A prisoner has not received his insulin, which seems to be a consistent problem; the system for medicine disbursal is also inefficient. Butler also visits the vocation shops, where he notes the poor ventilation and the risk of resulting illness. He…

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Two Black trainee guards have been held back and attribute it to racial harassment. Prisoners feel positive about the future, though one feels that his application to be sent to a forester camp has not been heard. Another prisoner is on the…

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The observers note down situations like confusion over the observers' tables being moved, a guard misrepresenting a prisoner's desires, and problems in the hospital.

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There is a discrepancy between this day's officer and other guards and prisoners regarding understandings of how prisoners are allowed to change cells.

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There was an incident of fighting between prisoners, which was handled well by the NPRA.

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