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Prisoners complain of guard harassment and the lack of freedom they have in moving around.

Prisoners yell at the guards after cells are opened, but overall prisoner morale is good.

Prisoners yell at the guards after cells are opened, but overall prisoner morale is good.

Citizen observer describes potential problems if observers are not allowed to move between tiers.

There has been an incident of stabbing; the involved men were taken to the hospital. Police have caught an escaped prisoner.

Prisoners complained to guards about medication and being allowed to exercise; guards were formal and courteous. Among prisoners, there was frequent talk of a riot and injustice.

There was a mistake regarding visitation, and a woman was prevented from seeing her husband. Another girl was not let in due to a lack of identification. Separately, a guard describes how there are classes in the prison on subjects like psychology.…

Prisoners discuss getting off drugs. Another prisoner would like to be transferred.

Citizen observers describe an incident where another citizen observer arrived late and entered with his wallet. They also observed a distressed visitor whose wife was not notified of her permission slip to receive a package.

Observer describes barriers to "ex-cons" visiting prisoners and serving as observers.

Prisoners have happy to be running the prison, and things are smooth.

The barber has not been paid since December, and prisoners with Talwin prescriptions were given Zacaryn instead.

Observers record concerns regarding parole, segregation, and drunkenness.

The prison makes prisoners dependent on medications, then withholds them as a means of control.

Strouse hears a story from a guard of a group of prisoners raping an observer, but this claim is doubted by everyone else; prisoners suggest that it may have been made up to intimidate observers.

Prisoners had recently staged a hunger strike due to the re-entry to a specific guard.