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Gofen reports an open box filled with medication for prisoners. Additionally, another observer followed a guard during "bed check," causing the guard to complain.

One minor incident where a prisoner accidentally locked himself in and missed the dinner hour.

One minor incident where a prisoner accidentally locked himself in and missed the dinner hour.

Guards get along well with prisoners. There is a lack of up-to-date books, especially regarding law.

The observer notes situations such as the lack of interaction between prisoners and guards, and a door at the hospital being welded shut due to recently stolen medication. His conversations with prisoners primarily concern the difficulty of getting…

Rowland reports a complication in the shift change, in which a guard repeatedly said he'd "be right up," but never came.

There was a mess-up at mealtime, which prisoners attributed to guards intentionally harassing them.

A member of the NPRA wants an outside visitor, which a doctor refuses, leading to yelling from both sides.

A member of the NPRA wants an outside visitor, which a doctor refuses, leading to yelling from both sides.

Nothing of note.

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.

Guards and prisoners pass through.

One prisoner is being treated for an infected ear. Another inmate has been stabbed eleven times by three guards.

Medication disbursement and mealtime went smoothly. There is little interaction between guards and prisoners; the one time a prisoner asked a guard for more medication, he was "put off."

A prisoner asks for the heat to be turned down. Moreover, prisoners are frustrated over the furlough program. Lloyd expresses that the shops need a better artist to make the work salable.

Prisoners complained of packages being held up. Moreover, they need somewhere to sell the goods they make in avocation, and the gym floor is only half usable.

Tensions have increased since Platt's last visit.

Prisoners are happy that guards aren't walking the cell blocks.