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Guards were withheld from duty for an unknown reason. Several inmates reported unlocked doors that they believed were a trap to set up an "escape".

There are rumors of tear gas shells, guards returning, and Boone leaving.

There has been an incident of drug theft, but there is a question about whether guards or prisoners did it.

There was no medication the last night, and breakfast had been delayed, which prisoners suspect to be guard harassment.

Schoenberg meets two guards who claim to have "shivs" confiscated from Block 10. However, nobody else corroborates this story. There was as separate incident in which a prisoner who was promised medication never got it.

Guards are polite to Schweisberg and inmates. While conditions in the cell blocks are bad, the food has improved since the beginning of the observer program. One Black prisoner feels that there is racial bias with regard to who gets to take part in…

Citizen observers describe concerns surrounding return of guards and incidents with a guard and a group of prisoners.

Citizen observers describe concerns surrounding return of guards and incidents with a guard and a group of prisoners.

Prisoners protested about medication being disbursed late. Another prisoner reported how guards would try to get Black and white prisoners to fight.

Prisoners protested about medication being disbursed late. Another prisoner reported how guards would try to get Black and white prisoners to fight.

Observer discusses a sick prisoner in Block 10, cell 2, and their eventual removal to a hospital due to another prisoner's conversation with a lawyer.

There is trash in the corridor. A natural lifer is okay'd for furlough,.

Seldon records a conflict between a Black officer trainee and a white guard.

Seldon records a conflict between a Black officer trainee and a white guard.

There is a complaint about mice in the maximum security section. Moreover, two guards claim to have found steel rods in a cell block. Separately, Seldon sees a book on Prison Busing on a table, which is denigrated by guards.

There is a complaint about mice in the maximum security section. Moreover, two guards claim to have found steel rods in a cell block. Separately, Seldon sees a book on Prison Busing on a table, which is denigrated by guards.

Prisoners and guards have a "friendly tolerance" toward each other. Prisoners also display a racial group cohesiveness.