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Guards were withheld from duty for an unknown reason. Several inmates reported unlocked doors that they believed were a trap to set up an "escape".
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One prisoner notes that the doors leading outside were not closed until 8:30 pm. He suspects that this is intentional, to cause an "escape" or other incident.
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Bigelow overhears a door guard saying "we held them up," presumably meaning the guards purposefully exhausted the observers by not letting them into the prison. One visitor is angry about the rapists being allowed furloughs.
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Guards conduct cell check. One guard mentions that the drug problem is one of the worst he'd ever seen.
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Guards are not present outside of the Control Room, but inmates are apprehensive about the regular guards' return. Men working in the kitchen complain of not getting paid.
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Guards are not present outside of the Control Room, but inmates are apprehensive about the regular guards' return. Men working in the kitchen complain of not getting paid.
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Prisoners yell at the guards after cells are opened, but overall prisoner morale is good.
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Prisoners yell at the guards after cells are opened, but overall prisoner morale is good.
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Guard was respectful to prisoners. Lindstrom asks one prisoner about a piece of contraband that was given publicity in the news after a shakedown.
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Prisoners hold the attitude that while the younger guards are fair to them, the older guards have a history of corrupting them. Educational resources are poor.
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A man (former prisoner) and women were stopped outside; man was detained and car was searched.
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Windows in multiple cells are broken.
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Inmates were given the wrong medication, and there was Tal 50 missing. Another inmate had been waiting for visitors for 45 minutes.
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There were no guards present for several hours, but one came at 4:50.
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Prisoners expect a shakedown when the guards re-enter. Moreover, they threaten "trouble" against the guards who had previously harassed them.
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Guards took evening count. Someone called the desk and complains about an observer. Later, an inmate cut their foot, and a medic was called for.
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Guards move in and out of the prison. One prisoner suspects certain observers of being spies.
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An prisoner requests for Johnson to return a package to Boston, but the guard in control refuses to give it to him.
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Educational resources are poor
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Guards and prisoners pass through.
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