Prisoners are mainly concerned about an imminent shakedown. Boardman also notes the poor observer turnout and the pile of observer reports left on a table.
There is an incident where guards would not release a prisoner to general population, causing him to have an outburst. Separately, prisoners wonder why the tablets given to those in maximum security were crushed.
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.