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Superintendent Gunter lists the items that are authorized to be received for Christmas.

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Prisoners express that they want to take responsibility for the prison. The shops need better equipment, and food is poor. Prisoners generally feel that guards have stayed in their sadistic ways and the the present prison system is too stiff.

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Furbush notes that medical supplies are not damaged, as newspapers would have one believe. He stresses the importance of a continued observer presence, as the guards seem to be waiting for the chance to enact violence.

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Prisoners have high morale, but are tense regarding what would happen in the event of the old guards returning. However, the trainee guards get along very well with prisoners.

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Casey records the other observers' notes, including those regarding a fight in the prison. Things are calm within the prison itself.

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There has been an incident of stabbing; the involved men were taken to the hospital. Police have caught an escaped prisoner.

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Welch found the cadets to be young, Black, and very aware of the "dynamics of prison life," and the prisoners to be very welcoming. He notes that in contrast to the newspaper reports, the prisoners don't hold grudges against those who didn't return…

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Tensions have increased since Platt's last visit.

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Breakfast was delayed.

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There is a lack of evening medicine. Many prisoners stayed out of their cells late at night.

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One prisoner has an epileptic episode. Another feels that his additional sentence for burning a desk is disproportionate compared to the sentence for burning a house. Moreover, prisoners want to learn more trade skills that are practical for the…

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A prisoner has repeated medical concerns, and the medical attendent visits.

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Guards tend to unlock cells "when they got around to it."

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There are trays and trash on the corridor floor.

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There is racial separation among the prisoners. One prisoner complained that his property was taken during a shakedown, but guards would not give him a receipt for this.

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Guards responded slowly to a report that an observer and prisoner were arguing, though Blum did not observe any such argument.

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Shops are being run very well. However, maximum security is rather dirty.

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Prisoners would like for their cells to be opened simultaneously, but guards refuse.

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Some prisoners are friendly with Markowitz. Two others have tension with each other and almost start a fight.

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Bigelow notes the comings and goings of people, as well as conversations about guards and observers.

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