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Woman complains that she is unable to deliver T-shirts to her husband.

Prisoners are trying to keep observers out of cellblock A.

There are problems with medicine distribution. Additionally, some prisoners distrust observers due to rumors of them being spies sent by Burke.

There are problems with medicine distribution. Additionally, some prisoners distrust observers due to rumors of them being spies sent by Burke.

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…

Waitkovitch distributes a flyer announcing a lock-in and shakedown starting Monday morning, to which prisoners object. Some break glass and barricade cell block doors; a reporter from The Herald American alleges $2 million in damages done in maximum.…

Prisoners have a strong sense of unity, though guards often harass them psychologically.

One prisoner has an epileptic episode. Another feels that his additional sentence for burning a desk is disproportionate compared to the sentence for burning a house. Moreover, prisoners want to learn more trade skills that are practical for the…

The observer notes events like a shakedown in the minimum section, conversations with prisoners about their lawyers.

Prisoners feel betrayed and that Waitkevitch was not upholding his end of the bargain; there were also rumors of state troopers entering the prison. Throughout much of the shift, prisoners broke windows and doors, set fires on the floor, etc. While…

Prisoners have requested that observers be stationed in the kitchen.

The observer gives recommendations for the organization of observer reports. They note that visitation is "lively," and that prisoners have requested that observers be stationed in the kitchen.