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It's a quiet night.
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There has been no transport to Massachusetts General Hospital recently. Additionally, guards took away magazines from prisoners.
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Guards and Prisoners have good rapport.
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There were no guards on the 3-11 shift, and the prisoners are happy with the lack of guards. The prisoners in maximum security had complaints about the food.
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One prisoner is taken out on a stretcher during count, an event that the prisoner taking count said would have taken an hour if the guards were present. Similarly, prisoners express that aspects of daily life like jobs, mail, meals, etc run much more…
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Ohmart worries that the observers will come to be seen as authority figures, undermining the program as a whole.
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Prisoners working in the shops are aware that Holmes is watching for drug use.
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A prisoner asks for the heat to be turned down. Moreover, prisoners are frustrated over the furlough program. Lloyd expresses that the shops need a better artist to make the work salable.
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Medication disbursement and mealtime went smoothly. There is little interaction between guards and prisoners; the one time a prisoner asked a guard for more medication, he was "put off."
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Nothing of note.
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There was a mess-up at mealtime, which prisoners attributed to guards intentionally harassing them.
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Prisoners are concerned that the old 10 Block rules will be restarted, including not being allowed to call lawyers.
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Griffith-Mair expresses his belief in the importance of conversing with prisoners to better relate to and understand them.
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The civilian guards get along with the prisoners, but they are worried about the return of the old guards. One prisoner reports that contraband is present in the prison.
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Prisoners are trying to keep observers out of cellblock A.
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Prisoner complaints about delayed medication were cleared up by an NPRA representative.
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The prison environment has improved in the past six weeks, though Griffin notes that there is still a ways to go. There are few guards, and the ones who are present do little.
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Baker complains that observers were wandering around without telling anyone, leaving parts of the prison unmanned. Food is getting worse.
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One prisoner expresses that the return of the old guards could "spark an explosion."
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There is a rumor that a cadet guard has been fired. There are very few uniformed guards, and things are generally quiet.
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