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Citizen observer describes the rarity of medics in the prison.

Citizen observer describes an prisoner who appears drunk.

Citizen observer describes an prisoner who appears drunk.

Citizen observer describes a Catholic Pentecostal Meeting with visitors from the outside and prisoners. He notes the positive impact this religious experience had on prisoner attitudes.

Citizen observer describes a medic request for an prisoner with a severe headache.

Citizen observer describes potential problems if observers are not allowed to move between tiers.

Observer describes prisoner complaints of late medicine delivery in addition to a medical episode in which an prisoner was taken to the hospital.

Prisoners are not sure what will happen after lock-up ends. There are some state police officers inside Walpole.

There was trouble in one corridor. Guard harassment is the cause of most trouble.

No incidents of note.

No incidents of note.

Prisoners suspect that guards are being lenient as a set up to encourage prisoners to make escape attempts. The prisoners working in the kitchen have not been paid since November, and there is generally not enough work for everyone.

Synthesis of observer reports from March 8-26, 1973.

Several undated observer reports (by Mary Kramer, Robert Kulunis, Milton Levitt, and an unnamed person) during the Walpole takeover.

A list of all the citizen observers in Walpole from March 8 to April 4, 1973.

There is conflict between the cadets and old guards.

Medication disbursement and mealtime went smoothly. There is little interaction between guards and prisoners; the one time a prisoner asked a guard for more medication, he was "put off."

Report detailing a discussion with the guards in Minimum Security from 11pm - 7am shift

Prisoners feel that the observer presence is minimizing harassment from guards. Moreover, cells are unclean, with broken windows and loose wires.