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Inside coordinator. Degelleke describes an altercation between five prisoners and voices a few frustrations with the observer program, including the tensions between observers and guards/officers.

Prisoners who are sick are not satisfied with the prison medics.

Print shop is usually operating well, but there was an incident where Veterans Administration forms were not given to the men they belonged to.

There is a rumor that a cadet guard has been fired. There are very few uniformed guards, and things are generally quiet.

Guards have some concerns over the policy of changing observers multiple times during a shift, which DeGelleke find to be reasonable and relays. DeGelleke also reports on an argument between observer Paul Baker and a guard.

Guards have some concerns over the policy of changing observers multiple times during a shift, which DeGelleke find to be reasonable and relays. DeGelleke also reports on an argument between observer Paul Baker and a guard.

Things are quiet.

Cadet officers are doing their job well.

Cadet officers are doing their job well.

Prisoners would like for their cells to be opened simultaneously, but guards refuse.

Tensions have decreased since the granting of yard privileges, though there is uncertainty about future procedural regulations.

Prisoners are happy about the decrease in tensions now that guards are gone, and feel more responsible for themselves. However, they dislike that certain petty rules are still in existence. In another incident, a cadet was fired for not going to his…

Prisoners are happy about the decrease in tensions now that guards are gone, and feel more responsible for themselves. However, they dislike that certain petty rules are still in existence. In another incident, a cadet was fired for not going to his…

Citizen observers describe media coverage and NPRA presence.

Citizen observers describe media coverage and NPRA presence.

Robert Dellelo, referred to as “Bobby” by friends, first entered the prison system at the age of thirteen. Dellelo grew up in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Following his early years in the Lyman school, Dellelo spent 40 years in prison, including 10 years…

Derben observes that the less authority the guards exert over the prison, the higher prisoner satisfaction is

Episcopal Camps and Conferences Committee includes request for "RETOCOM" a halfway house for youth

The night was quiet and uneventful.

This clipping discusses prisoners' fears of psychosurgery as a means of behavior modification, such as becoming a "vegetable".