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Decrease in guard violence now that observers are present
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Fletcher records the comings and goings of prisoners and guards
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Prisoner conduct themselves well. The prison is in good shape, though heating in some places could be better.
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Food and conditions in 10 Block were poor.
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Prisoners engage well with the observers. They tell Foley that drugs most likely enter via guards. Moreover, Foley observes a lack of recreational or educational facilities.
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Citizen observer describes a Catholic Pentecostal Meeting with visitors from the outside and prisoners. He notes the positive impact this religious experience had on prisoner attitudes.
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The new guards are friendly, but the prisoners are worried that they will become like the old ones once they get their uniforms
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The prisoners' primary concern is regarding medical attention.
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Franz talked to an prisoner about the Prisoners' Rights Project.
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Franz relays details about his shift, particularly a situation in which a prisoner who has previously stabbed others is returned to 10 Block. He identifies this as a potential source of "hassles" and recommends that future observers be made aware of…
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Prisoners have complaints regarding a new visitation policy, as well as the administration's regulations on the NPRA. Franz also records the activities of other observers throughout the shift.
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Observed mess hall and auditorium of cell block #3, noting the inadequacy of the school facilities. Prisoners complained about this, as well as of the lack of facilities at which to learn a trade, and the need for a drug rehabilitation program.
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Problems with speaker system led to a misunderstanding regarding a recent gassing. Observers comment on the poor quality of medical care and how prisoners often don't receive their medication.
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A constable of Boston left a summons for the superintendent.
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A constable of Boston left a summons for the superintendent.
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Guards are not walking around the blocks out of fear. The prisoners are relaxed, and there is no racial tension.
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Medicine disbursal is slow, and the hospital is understaffed. Furbush worries of a "bloodbath and a lot of guards killed" if the Public Safety Department takes over at Walpole.
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Furbush notes that medical supplies are not damaged, as newspapers would have one believe. He stresses the importance of a continued observer presence, as the guards seem to be waiting for the chance to enact violence.
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