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State police don't leave the premises. The press and Commissioner Boone arrive.

Prisoners feel that progress is being made.

Prisoner didn't receive medicine for urinary infection

Nothing occurred.

Hadden records various events, such as a discussion between a prisoner and guards about his watch which had been taken in lock up.

Rooms in both minimum and maximum security blocks are small, there was a bad smell in some areas, and the showers contained garbage. One prisoner suspects guards of smuggling in drugs.

Rooms in both minimum and maximum security blocks are small, there was a bad smell in some areas, and the showers contained garbage. One prisoner suspects guards of smuggling in drugs.

There is one incident in which prisoners beat up another prisoner for stealing things around Walpole. Guards deny using violence against prisoners, though prisoners say otherwise. There are problems with medication being delivered, and prison…

There is one incident in which prisoners beat up another prisoner for stealing things around Walpole. Guards deny using violence against prisoners, though prisoners say otherwise. There are problems with medication being delivered, and prison…

The prisoners support each other in a way that supports freedom of movement.

The civilian guards get along with the prisoners, but they are worried about the return of the old guards. One prisoner reports that contraband is present in the prison.

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…

Bulkeley notes tension between guards and prisoners; guards feel threatened. Moreover, many prisoners seem to be "spaced out" on drugs like Vallium. One prisoner is using his time to read, and Bulkeley advocates for building a rehabilitation program…

Griffith-Mair expresses his belief in the importance of conversing with prisoners to better relate to and understand them.

Observer discusses an prisoner with an ear infection and both the accommodations and lack of medicine by guards and doctors inside the prison. They also briefly address the relationships between prisoners. Shift 11:00 pm - 7:00 am.

A guard refused to open avocation room to let observers use the phone, despite the observers having a note approved by the deputy. One woman visitor had not been informed that her husband was in court and made a trip for nothing.

A guard refused to open avocation room to let observers use the phone, despite the observers having a note approved by the deputy. One woman visitor had not been informed that her husband was in court and made a trip for nothing.