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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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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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Myers dislikes being the only observer in maximum security, whereas Katz asks about the possibility of Xeroxing something for a prisoner.
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Shift coordinators share information about concerns like a lack of armbands, problems with specific observers, and prisoners hearing rumors about observers being spied from DA Burke.
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Observers are invited to a CARCAP meeting. Food is good, and prisoners are happy to see their friends and family.
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Franz relays details about his shift, particularly a situation in which a prisoner who has previously stabbed others is returned to 10 Block. He identifies this as a potential source of "hassles" and recommends that future observers be made aware of…
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There were only two observers in the prison, who Bigelow sent to Block 10.
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Bayne warns of the risk that the observer program can lose credibility if prisoners are punished for things told in confidence to observers. He urges for observers to respect prisoners' privacy, be sensitive to the prisoners' situation when talking,…
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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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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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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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Prisoners would like for cadet guards to be assigned to minimum security.
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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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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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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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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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There is a problem with getting new observers in, and there are very few armbands for observers.
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Observers are invited to a CARCAP meeting. Food is good, and prisoners are happy to see their friends and family.
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Kelly provides his in-depth thoughts about the Walpole takeover after his first few weeks as a frequent observer. Among these notes are frustration over inaccurate and bad-faith reporting by the press, conversations with prisoners about occupational…
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A list of all the citizen observers in Walpole from March 8 to April 4, 1973.
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