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Police begin leaving the grounds without entering the prison. Waitkevitch says that the prisoners refused to return to their cells after breakfast, which had not been asked of them. Guards do not accept the man sent to replace Waitkevitch.

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Observer report from April 19, 1973; Shift 7-3. Author notes the lack of a furlough policy and the prison's residents' belief that one should be instituted.

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Describing the physical attributes of cells in 10 block

Observer Report from Will Frantz, a shift coordinator during 11pm - 7am shift

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Report detailing a discussion with the guards in Minimum Security from 11pm - 7am shift

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Inside coordinator. Degelleke describes an altercation between five prisoners and voices a few frustrations with the observer program, including the tensions between observers and guards/officers.

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Shift 3pm-11pm; Minimum blocks. Baker relates his observations regarding the inefficacy of searches conducted on observers.

There is an incident where guards would not release a prisoner to general population, causing him to have an outburst. Separately, prisoners wonder why the tablets given to those in maximum security were crushed.

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Sentiments of prisoners in 10 Block about guards returning; positive morale

Prisoner attitudes are good, especially about the autonomy they've achieved. There was an incident of potential violence, which was controlled by an NPRA officer.

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Shift 11pm-7am; Inside Coordinator. Moore relates a description of how the NPRA handles the orientation of new prisoners.

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Observer report from April 21, 1973; Shift 7am-3pm; Block 5. Howlett notes the decreasing quality of the gym facility in the prison.

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Baratta describes a fight between prisoners and an older prisoner's efforts at establishing a printing apprenticeship program.

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Observer Report from April 21, 1973; Shift 11pm-7am; Maximum blocks. Murphy describes a violent incident a diabetic prisoner underwent at a different prison the year prior.

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Details about the prisoners' dinner and general morale (apprehension about guards returning)

Observer Report from April 21, 1973; Shift 11pm-7am; Maximum Blocks 1-8. Weng relates an prisoner's complaints about the lack of access to opportunities like correspondance courses and auto mechanic shops.

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Observer Report from April 21, 1973; Shift 11-7; Maximum blocks 3 and 5. Butler spoke with an NPRA officer who voiced several demands that they aimed at negotiating.

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Observer Report from April 21, 1973; Shift 11-7; Minimum Blocks. McColgin describes a few somewhat-positive relationships between prisoners and guards.

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Observer Report by Shift Coordinator from April 21, 1973; Shift 11-7.Hornfeldt relays details about the observers on shift, one of whom is the vice president of the Mass. Labor Council AFL-CIO.

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Observer Report from April 21, 1973; Shift 11-7. Gianatassio relates complaints from both prisoners and guards.

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