Observer Report (Ed DeAntoni) May 13, 1973 - Typed
DeAntoni describes how a guard removed the chairs for observers, but says it is not harassment. However, the lack of accessible toilets is.
Observer Report (Ed L.) April 8, 1973 - Handwritten
Observer spoke with a prisoner; the meal offering was poor.
Observer Report (Ed McCarthy) April 26, 1973 - Handwritten
Observer Report (Ed McCarthy) March 24, 1973 - Typed
Observer Report (Ed Wallace) April 22, 1973 - Handwritten
The heat is high, and prisoners complain of guards in cell blocks.
Observer Report (Edgar Dunn) May 1, 1973 - Typed
Dunn writes about a prisoner who is in the hospital for various injuries.
Observer Report (Edmund Crotty) April 17, 1973 - Handwritten
Prisoners complain of poor counselling and education programs
Observer Report (Edmund Crotty) April 17, 1973 - Typed
Observer Report (Edmund Crotty) April 23, 1973 - Handwritten
It's a calm night, but there are a few broken windows.
Observer Report (Edward Cosco) April 27, 1973 - Handwritten
Most of the prisoners accept their situation. One, who has a 30-40 year sentence, explains that he didn't try to better himself because he didn't think he'd have a chance. The prisoners spoke of their lawyers and how they wanted the men to plead guilty so they could collect their money.
Observer Report (Edward H. Bennett) April 7, 1973 - Typed
Cells in Blocks 3 and 7 are tidy. However, the gym floor is torn up, there are no pool tables/card tables/ping-pong tables, and the walls outside the cells need cleaning.
Observer Report (Edward Richkind) April, 1973 - Handwritten
Observer describes hostility between prisoners and guards despite pleasantry when isolated.
Observer Report (Ellen Massen) March 5, 1973 - Typed
White corrections officer loudly and harshly scolded a Black cadet for being late to roll call.
Observer Report (Ellie Carman) April 24, 1973 - Handwritten
Men with tape recorders and cameras entered the prison.
Observer Report (Eric Grey) April 26, 1973 - Handwritten
Most prisoners were in the auditorium at a CARCAP event. The prison as a whole is in poor condition.
Observer Report (Eric Howlett, Ralph Fishman) May 4, 1973 - Handwritten
Howlett feels that observers could be useful in talking to the press. There are other incidents, such as prisoners throwing a loaf of bread at a guard and difficulty in getting information about furlough.
Observer Report (Eric M. Howlett) April 1, 1973 - Typed
Guards express that they no longer know the rules of the prison
Observer Report (Eric Rayman) April 2, 1973 - Typed
Officer trainees are well-liked, but regular guards are detested. A major complaint on the part of the prisoners is that observers have not been consistently refuting misinformation spread by the press.
Observer Report (Ernest (Tony) Winsor) March 31, 1973 - Typed
Guards move in and out of the prison. One prisoner suspects certain observers of being spies.
Observer Report (Ernest B. Moore, Sr.) May 2, 1973 - Handwritten
Guards and prisoners both get along with Moore, and prison conditions are decent. One prisoner requests pain pills that were promised to him hours ago.,