Observer Report (Robert Kulunis) May 9, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Medical Care
subject: Meals
description: The hospital and very understaffed and under-resourced. Meals and counts proceed well. Guard presence is low, and prisoners have a strong sense of solidarity.
creator: Kulunis, Robert
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-09
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Pappenheimer, John) May 8, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Guard/Prisoner Interactions
subject: Prisoner Behavior
subject: NPRA
subject: Conditions
description: There is some confusion over lock up, but things are generally handled well. Prisoner express that they would not like to go back to the old way of things.
creator: Pappenheimer, John
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-08
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Daniel Strouse) May 7, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Guard/Prisoner Interactions
description: Prisoners had recently staged a hunger strike due to the re-entry to a specific guard.
creator: Strouse, Daniel
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-07
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Phil McGrail) May 6, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Meals
subject: NPRA
subject: Visitation
subject: Medical Care
description: Breakfast was delayed, which a prisoner attributes to guard harassment. Some prisoners are denied visitation due to not being on an NPRA list.
creator: McGrail, Phil
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-06
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (F. Sauge) May 6, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Guard/Prisoner Interactions
subject: Medical Care
subject: Meals
subject: Conditions
description: There was no medication the last night, and breakfast had been delayed, which prisoners suspect to be guard harassment.
creator: Sauge, F.
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-06
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (John Leahy) May 6, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Meals
subject: Guard Behavior
description: There is a delay in mealtimes. Guards claim the cause to be kitchen workers' delayed preparation, but breakfast seemed to already be ready.
creator: Leahy, John
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-06
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (George Longo) May 6, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Medical Care
subject: Guard Behavior
description: Prisoner suspects that guards stole the medication.
creator: Longo, George
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-06
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Victor Mondry) May 5, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Guard Behavior
subject: Prisoner Behavior
subject: Medical Care
subject: Conditions
subject: Meals
description: Prisoners stick together and are friendlier than guards. There are problems with medicine disbursement.
creator: Mondry, Victor
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-05
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Barry Brodoky) May 5, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Medical Care
subject: Miscellaneous Prisoner Concerns
description: One prisoner had a seizure and was taken to the hospital; two others were unable to find keys they needed.
creator: Brodoky, Barry
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-05
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Kirk McBride) May 4, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Commissioner John O. Boone
subject: Guard Behavior
subject: Visitation
subject: Violence
subject: Conditions
subject: Fred Ahearn
subject: Edward Ahearn
description: There was a three day hunger strike because a guard who Boone previously restricted, and who ended visiting rights and physically harassed prisoners has returned. McBride gives some details on what specific prisoners are doing or thinking.
creator: McBride, Kirk
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-04
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Jim Magruie) May 4, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Prisoner Behavior
subject: Conditions
subject: Guard/Prisoner Interactions
description: Prisoner are cleaning efficiently. There is a good relationship between cadets and prisoners, as well as between prisoners.
creator: Magruie, Jim
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-04
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Charles A. Kropilnicki) May 4, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Conflict Incident
subject: Violence
description: There had previously been an incident with a knife that was about personal beef rather than racial tensions.
creator: Kropilnicki, Charles A.
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-04
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Richard York) May 3, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Prisoner Behavior
subject: Guard/Prisoner Interactions
description: There was some tension, but no major incident.
creator: York, Richard
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-03
contributor: P Ryan Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Michael Winston) May 4, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Guard Behavior
subject: Conditions
description: Winston expresses concerns about the guards, such as their ineffectiveness and stealing from prisoners. Prisoners complain of boredom and idleness. Prisoner murders have dropped from five last year to zero.
creator: Winston, Michael
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-04
contributor: Ed Rodman Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Frank Kelly) May 13, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Guard Behavior
subject: Medical Care
subject: Miscellaneous Prisoner Concerns
description: A man with injuries has been given medication. Another prisoner notifies Kelly that someone on Inside Control has been harassing visitors.
creator: Kelly, Frank
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-13
contributor: E Rodman Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Rich Knapp) May 8, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Meals
subject: Guard/Prisoner Interactions
description: Knapp records the events of count.
creator: Knapp, Rich
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-08
contributor: E Rodman Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Bernard Zimmermann) May 2, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Prisoner Behavior
description: Some prisoners are apprehensive of an imminent shakedown. Still, they have the prison under control and are doing well at organizing programming.
creator: Zimmermann, Bernard
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-02
contributor: E Rodman Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Arnold T. Marcus) May 7, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Conditions
subject: Prisoner Behavior
description: The atmosphere is calm.
creator: Marcus, Arnold T.
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-07
contributor: E Rodman Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (James R. Howard) May 2, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Meals
subject: Prisoner Behavior
subject: Medical Care
subject: Guard/Prisoner Interactions
description: Howard speaks with prisoners about their lives in prison; one has just had an operation and needs painkillers.
creator: Howard, James R.
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-02
contributor: E Rodman Files
type: Observer Report

Observer Report (Leonard A. Durant) May 5, 1973 - Handwritten
subject: Prisoner Behavior
subject: Conflict Incident
subject: Violence
subject: Medical Care
description: There was an incident in which another prisoner hit another with a wooden object.
creator: Durant, Leonard A.
source: Ad Hoc Committee
date: 1973-05-03
contributor: E Rodman Files
type: Observer Report