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Olson records guard and observer movement. Prisoners mention another prisoner who recently died of suicide; they feel that the administration should have intervened in some way.
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Thomas notes that Walpole feels more like a school than a prison and suggests that it be turned into a "camp."
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McSweeney reports on a mishap during the night's count. Separately, one prisoner requests for the light to be dimmed, but the guard only turns it completely off and on again.
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McSweeney records guard activities such as the count, and a guard flashing a light into several cells during the night. Prisoners are concerned about the lack of educational programs at Walpole.
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Guards take the count. Everyone is quiet and peaceful.
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There were no incidents, and guards and prisoners are getting along.
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Leahy reports several incidents with guards, including being denied the ability to bring food to the Outside Coordinator, excess questioning of the Outside Coordinator, etc.
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Rowland reports a complication in the shift change, in which a guard repeatedly said he'd "be right up," but never came.
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Uneventful shift
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Guards have some concerns over the policy of changing observers multiple times during a shift, which DeGelleke find to be reasonable and relays. DeGelleke also reports on an argument between observer Paul Baker and a guard.
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The observer gives recommendations for the organization of observer reports. They note that visitation is "lively," and that prisoners have requested that observers be stationed in the kitchen.
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The kitchen has a "loose control system" and suffers from poor inventory management. Moreover, cadets and prisoners alike have complaints about a certain cadet.
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Prisoners are running Walpole well. However, there are some plumbing problems caused during the lock-up that have not been repaired. A guard shows Poirier a sharpened file that he claims to have taken from a prisoner; Poirier is unsure of whether the…
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Prisoners are concerned about the lack of workers in the kitchen. Bigelow has a conversation with a Black prisoner about the use of Talwin in the prison as a personality-changing drug and tranquilizer.
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The observers relay situations such as a cadet being suspended, a hunger strike by the prisoners, and prisoner complaints about the furlough policy.
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Someone has arranged for the inside coordinator to see a specific prisoner each shift, about which Waitkevich will put out a memo.
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Guards have some concerns over the policy of changing observers multiple times during a shift, which DeGelleke find to be reasonable and relays. DeGelleke also reports on an argument between observer Paul Baker and a guard.
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Baker voices his disagreements regarding a policy on a specific prisoner. He also recounts an interaction with a guard who has been repeatedly harassing him.
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There was an incident in the infirmary that was handled well by members of the NPRA, who made sure prisoners got the correct dosage of medication.
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Prisoners have requested that observers be stationed in the kitchen.
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