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Prisoners complain of poor counselling and education programs

Prisoners complain of poor counselling and education programs

It's a calm night, but there are a few broken windows.

Most of the prisoners accept their situation. One, who has a 30-40 year sentence, explains that he didn't try to better himself because he didn't think he'd have a chance. The prisoners spoke of their lawyers and how they wanted the men to plead…

Cells in Blocks 3 and 7 are tidy. However, the gym floor is torn up, there are no pool tables/card tables/ping-pong tables, and the walls outside the cells need cleaning.

Observer describes hostility between prisoners and guards despite pleasantry when isolated.

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

Men with tape recorders and cameras entered the prison.

Most prisoners were in the auditorium at a CARCAP event. The prison as a whole is in poor condition.

Howlett feels that observers could be useful in talking to the press. There are other incidents, such as prisoners throwing a loaf of bread at a guard and difficulty in getting information about furlough.

Guards express that they no longer know the rules of the prison

Officer trainees are well-liked, but regular guards are detested. A major complaint on the part of the prisoners is that observers have not been consistently refuting misinformation spread by the press.

Guards move in and out of the prison. One prisoner suspects certain observers of being spies.

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.,

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…

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

Describing the physical attributes of cells in 10 block

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

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.

There is little interaction between prisoners and guards, and prisoners don't look forward to the return of the old guards.