Judson Ogram Correctional Facility

Discovered using the Survivalism video. http://www.judsonogram.net/. Judson Ogram is a correctional institution, referring to it's inmate populous as "offenders". However, indications suggest that Judson Ogram does not differentiate between criminals and people with psychological dysfunction.

Examination of profiles at Judson Ogram indicates that antipsychotic substances are needlessly used on inmates, displaying no signs of elevated excitement, self harm or psychotic tendancies. Speculation would suggest that this is to make inmates so docile that they are willing to accept the mistreatment that goes on inside the facility - indeed, the staff page suggests that inmates are used as guinea pigs for the pharmaceutical outfit Cedocore, leading to the discovery that Cedocore's "Xerimax" product causes renal damange and pulmonary edema.

Numbers

The number located on the index page of Judson Ogram is 24.16.2.

Inmate case reports

A login form can be located at the bottom of the staff page.

John Ferminger

The first login for this staff page was found by visiting The Water Turned To Blood, wherein an inmate number was displayed for "John of Boston", as well as a potential password of "francesca" hidden in two blocks of text on the home page. This was used in combination with the name "Preston Gantry", read off of the staff badge of a psychiatrist displayed in the staff listing.

The combination lead us to the first report, that of John Ferminger, or "John of Boston".

Credentials:

User: Preston Gantry
Case number: 4382BX12
Password: francesca

John Ferminger (author of the The Water Turned To Blood website), is an individual who was caught in an accident on a bridge in Boston. The water below the bridge turned to blood, and the distraction this caused to drivers meant that an accident ensued, in which John's car was pushed off of the bridge and into the water. The result of this plunge is that John's daughter drowned. John escaped and exhibits some of the symptoms of being in contact with The Presence, however his psychological evaluation and interview do not allude to any direct contact.

John took the name of "John of Boston", indicating some biblical affiliation. He took to preaching the information divulged to him during his "baptism in blood" during the car crash. After gaining quite a following, he was arrested for preaching to a crowd in excess of legal limits without a permit and was transferred to Judson Ogram. His innocence is disregarded, as suggested by police notes on his transfer document, because they want to keep him out of the public eye.

John is put onto a high dose of an antipsychotic substance, and after refusing to sign a rebuttal of his comments and to make a public statement confirming this action, is executed.

Security Notice

At the bottom of the addendum is a link to Supplimental information. Clicking this link returns an error message that reads:

JUDSON OGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY

This evidence was harvested by 'tier 2' internal security measures.

Pursuant to material detailed herein, Dr. Gantry has been remanded to custody and scheduled for aggressive re-education.

JO internal - DO NOT FORWARD to police, next of kin, etc.

Moira Waag

On 15th March, group analysis of the sample "Survivalism Our End Trip.aif" ("our end trip" being an anagram for "put in order") found that if you arrange the left channel of the sample in such an order that the tones in the right channel are incremental, a voice reads "Case Number 6455DA04". This case number was found to refer to Moira Waag. The sample was obtained from the Survivalism GarageBand arrangement available for download from The Year Zero Website.

By combining them with Preston Gantry's login, we get...

Credentials:

User: Preston Gantry
Case number: 6455DA04
Password: francesca

Moira is transferred to Judson Ogram after appearing in a hospital emergency room. Her arrest is made after use of Opal and mention of contact with "The Presence", as a preventative measure to ensure she does not engage in public oration regarding "The Presence".

Much like John Ferminger, Moira is prescribed a high dosage of an antipsychotic substance to be administered intramuscularily at an interval way over the recommended guidelines. This is totally contrary to the fact that she is not "excited" or displaying any psychotic tendandies, and is in moderately good health.

Moira has admitted used of recreational drugs, including methamphetamine sulphate, mescaline, and Opal (referred to as "black" in her interview transcript). The transcript mentions that drinking lots of water after taking "black" by solvent-aided skin absorption gives you more of a "push" (a greater effect). This may be a suggestion that Opal and Parepin are the same substance.

Moira's interview transcript ends by describing her experience being touched by "The Presence", and her resulting fear over the implications of her experience.

Security Notice

At the bottom of the interview transcript is a link to an addendum. Clicking this link returns an error message that reads:

JUDSON OGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY

This evidence was harvested by 'tier 2' internal security measures.

Pursuant to material detailed herein, Dr. Gantry has been remanded to custody and scheduled for aggressive re-education.

JO internal - DO NOT FORWARD to police, next of kin, etc.

Text clues

John Ferminger

The following text was pieced together from images on the case file pages for John Ferminger: "[a]nd the probable course of natural select[ion]". An additional unplaced fragment reads "We shall best."

The text appears to be a snippet from The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, notably the passage:

We shall best understand the probable course of natural selection by taking the case of a country undergoing some physical change, for instance, of climate. The proportional numbers of its inhabitants would almost immediately undergo a change, and some species might become extinct.

Moira Waag

The text found on Moira Waag's Psychological Evaluation belongs to Marx and Engels' "The Communist Manifesto". The passage reads:

A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of Communism. All the Powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope and Czar, Metternich and Guizot, French Radicals and German police-spies.

Moira's interview transcript, however, features words that appear to belong to another work entirely since they do not occur in the Manifesto's text. From the words found, it is suspected that the text references James Joyce's Ulysses. The episode known as "Hades" is the chapter where the words "Hades," "staring," "mistake," and "fly" can be found. However, the fact that these words are scattered throughout the entire chapter makes the connection somewhat tenuous. Further proof would be welcome!

Observations

• There are a number of guesses and beliefs that "Judson Ogram" might possibly be some sort of anagram, but this is yet to be confirmed.

• "Judson Ogram" can be altered so that it reads "JUD sonogram." A sonogram is another word for a spectrogram. Spectrograms of various Year Zero materials have yielded numerous clues and hints. JUD can mean the Islamic organization Jama'at-ud-Da'wah. JUD is also an abbreviation signifying a Doctorate of Canon and Civil Law -- in otherwords, a Doctor of both governmental and church law. This points to the seeming unity of Church and State in the Year Zero world.

• The newspaper clipping in Attachment #2 talks about recent flooding due to Hurricane Boaz. The hurricane's name begins with a 'B', indicating it is the second hurricane of the year, assuming the hurricane names are assigned by the same method in year 0000 as is currently in use. The event occurs in February, indicating that the hurricane season now stretches well across year boundaries in 0000.

• The police report mentions television crews and newspapers were present. This slightly contradicts Angry Sniper's monologue that there is no remaining free press.

-Note: Just because there were television crews and such, doesn't mean that the gov. doesn't censor and control it, thus not contradicting Angry Sniper.

• In the conversation between Dr. Gantry and John, John turns Dr. Gantry's wrist over, and Dr. Gantry makes a comment about "Mark of the Beast." Given the recent nerochip developments, this hints that at least Dr. Gantry has a nerochip implanted in him.

• As clear as it might be to some, it is worth pointing out the similarities between John of Boston and John the Baptist. Recall that John the Baptist was the prophet that cleared the way for and spoke about the coming of Jesus. John of Boston has been serving a similar role, although more focused on the Presence instead of a human embodiment. Also, John the Baptist drew people to him and his message, much as John of Boston did with the inmates and the people. John the Baptist was, near the end of his life, imprisoned for his speaking out against the rulers of the time, and was eventually beheaded for that act. John of Boston met a similar end, except with a bullet to the head. As a final note, there is a sense of irony that the text hint derived from the background images is tied to Darwin's Origin of Species. More information about John the Baptist.

• John Ferminger's psychological profile lists his inmate number as 4382BX12, and his inmate file number as 4382BX12. However, Moira Waag's inmate number is 6455DA04 and her file number is 4389LP76. It is unknown if this has any relevance, however, since the number does not function as a case number for Preston Gantry's login at the Judson Ogram staff portal.