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Prisoner attitudes are good, especially about the autonomy they've achieved. There was an incident of potential violence, which was controlled by an NPRA officer.

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Things are quiet, but conditions are dirty. The change of observer shifts is slow.

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Prisoners are friendly, while guards show more animosity; the overall morale is still good. Prisoners complain about medication and the unreliability of mail.

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Citizen observer describes a Catholic Pentecostal Meeting with visitors from the outside and prisoners. He notes the positive impact this religious experience had on prisoner attitudes.

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Citizen observer describes a Catholic Pentecostal Meeting with visitors from the outside and prisoners. He notes the positive impact this religious experience had on prisoner attitudes.

A shift coordinator had been telling prisoners that Leutcalf was a plant by D.A. Burke. Otherwise, the shift was uneventful.

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There are trays and trash on the corridor floor.

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Breakfast was delayed, which a prisoner attributes to guard harassment. Some prisoners are denied visitation due to not being on an NPRA list.

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There are broken windows, and food quality is poor. However, friends and family are invited to a party in the evening, and prisoners acted very well.

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Prisoners conducted a cleanup in which they washed the floors and swept up trash. However, there are complaints mealtimes.

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There is an incident where a medic and men from the Hospital Committee tried to enter Block 10 but were stopped.

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McGrail overhears conversation about drugs.

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Prisoners complain of censorship and delays with regard to mail, as well as incidents of policemen entering the prison under the guise of being observers.

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Things went smoothly.

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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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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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Details about the prisoners' dinner and general morale (apprehension about guards returning)

Decrease in guard violence now that observers are present

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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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Conditions are the same as before. Two prisoners complain that transportation won't take them to Norfolk, where they are supposed to undergo medical treatment.

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