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Things are quiet, and guards are cooperative. A special count occurs in the morning in which an NPRA representative is let out in each block to accompany guards.
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There is an incident in which a guard trainee and a prisoner are yelling at each other. Otherwise, Cross details requests for medication and delays in its delivery.
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There is an incident in which a prisoner is "tearing up" his cell.
Private due to names.
Private due to names.
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The men doing leatherwork and leatherwork and doing well. A cadet guard was getting along well with prisoners, and there were no regular guards.
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Window screens in Block 10 are broken, leading to mosquitos in the cell block. Guards are friendly, and Gilbert notes that this is the first time he hasn't seen drug use among the prisoners.
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One prisoner is upset about the possibility that the printers program won't continue. On the other hand, another prisoner who recently had a furlough is happy with the furlough program.
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There is an incident where a guard is yelling at a prisoner, but stops when the observers enter. The prisoners are tired to guard harassment and worry about riot squads potentially moving in.
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A diabetic prisoner has not received his insulin on time.
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There is one incident in which prisoners beat up another prisoner for stealing things around Walpole. Guards deny using violence against prisoners, though prisoners say otherwise. There are problems with medication being delivered, and prison…
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Prisoners relay stories of guard harassment and demonstrate how guards are the source of problems at Walpole.
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One prisoner is upset about the possibility that the printers program won't continue. On the other hand, another prisoner who recently had a furlough is happy with the furlough program.
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There is an incident where a guard is yelling at a prisoner, but stops when the observers enter. The prisoners are tired to guard harassment and worry about riot squads potentially moving in.
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Prisoners are resentful toward guards and feel that the administration overstresses punishment rather than seeing the prisoners as humans. They also complain of a lack of a proper rehabilitation program, and one prisoner recounts how guards would…
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There is one incident in which prisoners beat up another prisoner for stealing things around Walpole. Guards deny using violence against prisoners, though prisoners say otherwise. There are problems with medication being delivered, and prison…
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Prisoners relay stories of guard harassment and demonstrate how guards are the source of problems at Walpole.
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Prisoners say this is the smoothest things have been at Walpole, and they get along well with the cadet guards. Padberg also mentions the difference in conditions between minimum and maximum security cell blocks.
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A prisoner feels that drugs and medication are being used as "behavior modification" to pacify the prisoners. Another prisoner is distrustful of the observers.
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Prisoners are happy about the observer program and are interested in things like reading and music.
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Custoder details activities at the prison, especially the school and Adult Basic Education program. He speaks with prisoners about subjects ranging from the Celtics to parole, law, and political science.
There were only two observers in the prison, who Bigelow sent to Block 10.
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