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Prisoners have high morale, but are tense regarding what would happen in the event of the old guards returning. However, the trainee guards get along very well with prisoners.
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Casey records the other observers' notes, including those regarding a fight in the prison. Things are calm within the prison itself.
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There has been an incident of stabbing; the involved men were taken to the hospital. Police have caught an escaped prisoner.
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Tensions have increased since Platt's last visit.
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Breakfast was delayed.
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There is a lack of evening medicine. Many prisoners stayed out of their cells late at night.
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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…
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A prisoner has repeated medical concerns, and the medical attendent visits.
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Guards tend to unlock cells "when they got around to it."
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There are trays and trash on the corridor floor.
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There is racial separation among the prisoners. One prisoner complained that his property was taken during a shakedown, but guards would not give him a receipt for this.
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Guards responded slowly to a report that an observer and prisoner were arguing, though Blum did not observe any such argument.
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Shops are being run very well. However, maximum security is rather dirty.
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Prisoners would like for their cells to be opened simultaneously, but guards refuse.
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Some prisoners are friendly with Markowitz. Two others have tension with each other and almost start a fight.
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Bigelow notes the comings and goings of people, as well as conversations about guards and observers.
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A guard suggests that prisoners would hold observers hostage if a riot occurred.
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There are few observers for this shift. A member of the NPRA Hospital Committee thinks that guards perpetrated another prisoner's seizure the other day.
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The shift was orderly, and medicine was disbursed smoothly.
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Lewin records when prisoners were locked in and let out.
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