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      • A serious incident
        01/28/08
        January 28, 1863: We had a pretty serious incident at the gaol yesterday…feel bad for George – he’s pretty rattled. We were making our rounds as usual in the morning, and getting the prisoners started shovelling the snow out of the corridors. Turns out the villains in the right side of cellblock 6 d

      • Screaming and hollering
        01/21/08
        January 21, 1863: Caught one of the female prisoners trying to talk to the men when they were out clearing snow in the courtyard – she was actually yelling out the window (as if we wouldn’t notice?).

        I suggested the dark cell – Mrs. Mason (always with an opinion of her own) didn’t like t

      • Cell 1
        01/14/08
        January 14, 1863: Found a cell door lock that’s sticking on my rounds last night – got to remember to let the governor know.

        George and I had a good laugh over the irony of it: it’s the first in a series of death row cells – imagine someone was in there, and we couldn’t get him out to ex

      • Good riddance to Christmas cheer
        01/07/08
        January 7, 1863: Thankful the holidays are, for the most part, over. Had far too many drunks spending the night.

        I know it’s best to get them off the streets, but the whole process seems a little flawed: we pack ‘em three to a cell – even if there are individual drum cells available – and

  • 2007