Noon: Guard shift

Published October 9, 2018

It is time for the midday change in the guards' shift.

The guards' shifts change every four hours. Each guard has a different relationship with Prisoner Z and a different level of comfort with him.

Sarfraz, one of Prisoner Z's guards.—JPP

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