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Guards in 6 Block ask observers to leave during count.

Cadet guards and prisoners are getting along well. Prisoners as a group are very cohesive.

One prisoner was moved to Block 10 after being stabbed and killing the stabber in taking the knife from him. He professes his mindset that "you are in jail and never forget that. You have no friends." Another prisoner was recently operated on for an…

An prisoner had become depressed by family issues, leading him to smash a window with his fist. He was taken to the hospital to be treated.

Guards and prisoners both get along with Moore, and prison conditions are decent. One prisoner requests pain pills that were promised to him hours ago.,

Shift 11pm-7am; Inside Coordinator. Moore relates a description of how the NPRA handles the orientation of new prisoners.

Sentiments of prisoners in 10 Block about guards returning; positive morale

One prisoner expresses that the return of the old guards could "spark an explosion."

Prisoners stick together and are friendlier than guards. There are problems with medicine disbursement.

Mitgang, from The New York Times, thanks Bigelow for sending over an editorial from The Globe.

One prisoner is upset about the possibility that the printers program won't continue. On the other hand, another prisoner who recently had a furlough is happy with the furlough program.

One prisoner is upset about the possibility that the printers program won't continue. On the other hand, another prisoner who recently had a furlough is happy with the furlough program.

Prisoners generally feeling depressed; sentiment that society has forgotten them

Prisoners generally feeling depressed; sentiment that society has forgotten them

This excerpt of a letter written by a teacher and graduate student highlight the tactics of the San Quentin prison guards and administration to foment racial divisions and disrupt efforts to build solidarity.

Prisoners feel that there will be a lock-up and shakedown soon. They respect the cadets and feel hopeful about them; they similarly believe in the observer program's importance to the takeover's success.