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Observers report on medical care. The guards seem to be doing well.

There is one incident in which a prisoner is taken away on a stretcher due to a seizure. While prisoners complain of meals, the unusable gym floor, and lack of working materials for the shops, they are doing their best and generally running Walpole…

Welch found the cadets to be young, Black, and very aware of the "dynamics of prison life," and the prisoners to be very welcoming. He notes that in contrast to the newspaper reports, the prisoners don't hold grudges against those who didn't return…

Remes talks with a prisoner about a drug treatment and education program that is being set up.

Atmosphere is tense, and cells are dingy. Prisoner complaints include a lack of medical care, outside activity, exercise, etc.

Not much of note occurred. Block 10 is cold and drafty.

Prisoners are apprehensive for the guards' return.

Welch speaks with a prisoner, who mentions the recent suicide but knows little about it. He also visits the laundry and observes the work there.

There is little interaction between prisoners and guards compared to Kaplan's last visit.

Prisoners complain that there are few visits from medics.

Prisoners complain that there are few visits from medics.

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.

Prisoners are doing well and handling food, the laundry, and cleaning in an organized fashion; they also exhibit a strong sense of solidarity They are apprehensive about the guards' return.

Haskell tracks the movement of the trainee and regular guards. One prisoner requests that Haskell help him ask the medic for sleeping medication.

Observer describes prisoner hostility towards guards and suspicion towards observers that are suspected to have been hired by Burke.

Food and conditions in 10 Block were poor.

The executive board of the NPRA was looking for men from the Boston Globe.

Casey records the other observers' notes, including those regarding a fight in the prison. Things are calm within the prison itself.

Observer describes a "quiet night" on his shift. There is only one guard and a cadet.