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letter, "Exhibit A' the effect of which procedure. was a further plaintiffs. 16d Ninety percent of the irmates to whom the form. because of fear for their personal safety at the hands of .defendants, and because of fear of the.possibility of having their paroles denied because of known'and threatened repri- sals by defendants, refused to indicate a wiilingness to be interviewed by counsel for plaintiffs; counsel for plain- tiffs, nevertheless, pursued their duty to interview such inmates, and of some 40 such inmates interviewed, 38 gave information to counsel for plaintiffs which is relevant for plaintiffs' defense; during such interviews counsel for plaintiffs were told that inmates did not want to sign the form submitted by prison officials because they were afrai. that if they did so, their chances for parole would be ended. and that they were in.fear for their safety and lives; some of the inmates so interviewed reported that they have been kept in maximum security facilities since the death of John V. Mills, without disciplinary charges having been brought against them; several inmates who possess information which is relevant and helpful for the defense of plaintiffs, have been told by defendants that if they offer helpful informa unsel,, they (the inmates) will not leave prison alive; as one inmate wrote to counsel I was in Y wing in Soledad when officer. Pup.I Aym suoseae ayg go auo ..egngdiay