Inmate Buckowski

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From condemned row in California, A report on the attitude of one convict in 1951. Attached is the pdf file from a public record

At approximately :15 PL this date, the writer was informed that trouble was imminent on Condemned Row, involving the above named subject and some of the other inmates on Condaiend ROWe
The writer immediately proceeded to the Isolation and Condemned Unit to investigate,
Mater interviewing Sergeant L D, Hutchings, who is in charge of the Unit, and Officers J0 T Snead and T0 O Treanor, who assist in the operation of the Unit, the writer wishes to respectfully submit the following findings:
The tension and general dissatisfaction of the inmates on Condemned Row is at a high peak at this time due to specific incidents and actions involving the above noted subject
Inmate Buckowski is very sarcastic and disagreeable toward the other
inmates. He constantly makes sarcastic remarks to any and all of them concerning their walking past his cell during the exercise period,, also, he resents them talking in his presence, and tells them so in a very sarcastic way. He is also very sarcastic and disagreeable toward the officers, to cite some examples; On July 21, 1951, the subject asked for a mirror and razor,, In view of the recent incident when lnniate Euckowki broke his mirror and cut himself, permission was first obtained from the Captain's Office for him to have same rnen informed that he could only have the mirror and razor to shave himself, he told Officer Treanor 'to stick it up his ass, and refused the articles offered him, On Sunday July 22, 1951 Inmate Buckowski asked the Officer in Charge to get him a specific brand of cigarettes from the Canteen. A special trip was made to get same. When they were delivered to Inmate Buckowski, he threw them out of his cell0 when asked the reason for his actions, he stated that he wanted a different brand Another trip was made to the Canteen to get the other brand of cigarettes, When these were delivered to
him, he threw them out of his cell also. During Lieutenant Praetzels
inspection of the Unit, the Lieutenant gave Inmate uckowski this carton of cigarettes back and asked him if he really wanted them. Inmate Buckowski stated that they were poison, so the Lieutenant told him that he would lock them up, after which Inmate Buckowski decided to take the cigarettes. Also when the subject was visited by the iedical Ofiiäer on July 22 1951, and was asked if there was anything that he could do for Inmate Bucicowski subject replied that the only
thing that the Medical Officer could lo for him was furnish him a machine gun