Observer Report ( David Anderson) March 27, 1973 - written
Observer Report ( Henry Norr) March 25, 1973 - typed
Observer Report ( James Homons) April 1, 1973 - Typed
Homons notes a lack of chairs and tables, as well as inconsistent lighting in the maximum security blocks.
Observer Report (A. Borr) May 13, 1973 - Handwritten
Prisoners complain to the medic regarding problems with their medication.
Observer Report (Abe Sangrey) April 17, 1973 - Typed
Sangrey chats with a guard about prisoners and other guards.
Observer Report (Abe Sangrey) April 23, 1973 - Handwritten
Prisoners and guards alike express worry about the continuation of the observer program.
Observer Report (Abe Sangrey) April 9, 1973 - Handwritten
Little movement through the prison lobby.
Observer Report (Abe Sangrey) May 7, 1973 - Handwritten
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.
Observer Report (Abram Sangrey) April 2, 1973 - Typed
Guards were withheld from duty for an unknown reason. Several inmates reported unlocked doors that they believed were a trap to set up an "escape".
Observer Report (Abramson, Lawrence) April 7, 1973 - Typed
Prisoners suspect that guards are being lenient as a set up to encourage prisoners to make escape attempts. The prisoners working in the kitchen have not been paid since November, and there is generally not enough work for everyone.
Observer Report (Addison Hall) March 22-23, 1973 - typed
Observer Report (Addison Hall) March 22, 1973 - handwritten
Observer Report (Alan England) April 9, 1973 - Handwritten
Citizen observer describes an prisoner who appears drunk.
Observer Report (Alan England) April 9, 1973 - Typed
Observer Report (Alan Millett ) March 28, 1973 - Typed
Observer Report (Alan Rideout) May 31, 1973 - Handwritten
Rideout speaks with some guards, who mention their concerns that observers will get rid of their jobs. The guards seem convinced that the observers are getting paid.
Observer Report (Alan Winslow) May 11, 1973 - Typed
Observer Report (Albert Bigelow) April 17, 1973 - Handwritten
Prisoners suspect that guards are hiding weapons.
Observer Report (Albert Bigelow) April 17, 1973 - Typed
Observer Report (Albert Bigelow) April 3, 1973 - Typed
While the prison is relaxed on the surface, there is underlying anxiety for both the prisoners and the guards. Recently, a "dangerous situation" occurred, in addition to prisoners being drugged. Bigelow asserts that several major decisions must be made soon.