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

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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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Hill reports on an prisoner who was in a halfway house for alcoholics. Additionally, prisoners in Walpole weren't returning to their cells on time due to delays with medication.

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One prisoner distrusts the observers and believes that a number of them are spies for the Corrections Department. Landry also notes the dirtiness of Block 8

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Both Black and white prisoners are getting along. However, there is confusion among guards regarding the distribution of medication. Strouse asserts that things would be better if there were more trainees and fewer hostile guards.

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Prisoners are happy about the observers' presence and feel that observers are a channel through which to convey their complaints. One such complaint is the prisoners' resentment over past shakedowns from the guards.

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Prisoners are thankful for observer presence. They express complaints about guards cutting into their visiting time, lack of medical aid, and disrespectful behavior by guards.

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White corrections officer loudly and harshly scolded a Black cadet for being late to roll call.

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Prisoners complain of poor working conditions and the lack of work that would be profitable outside Walpole

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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…

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Prisoner observes extreme warmth in Block 7

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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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Guards who should have been unarmed were carrying guns. Additionally, guards were using skin searches as a way to harass observers.

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Franz talked to an prisoner about the Prisoners' Rights Project.

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Prisoners had good morale due to being able to take control of their lives

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Prisoners complain of delays in medication

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Prisoners request the reinstatement of the library, as well as the start of a vocational program.

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Reports of poor medication disbursement

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The prisoners have established the Prisoners Hospital Committee.

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Guards checked up on prisoners

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