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Press Conference release detailing prisoners voluntarily locking up for 48 hours so D.A. Burke and other can shake down the prison to see if there is any of the alleged contraband Mr. Porelle said there was.

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Newspaper article detailing prisoners' request to meet with Hall.

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Press release from NPRA describing how external NPRA members were denied admission into Walpole, with addendum

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Newspaper article about Hostage Situation at Walpole M.C.I.

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Newspaper article about Robert Daigle holding an officer hostage at Walpole M.C.I.

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Howlett feels that observers could be useful in talking to the press. There are other incidents, such as prisoners throwing a loaf of bread at a guard and difficulty in getting information about furlough.

The observers record subjects such the presence of a reporter.

New guards are upset with the behavior of old guards, and are trying their best. Lowenfels is upset about the lack of searches after visits, and people are generally dissatisfied with the news reporting.

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Article about NPRA from Ed Rodman and William Ryan

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This article details continued conflict and controversy in Walpole during the summer of 1973, after the firing of John Boone.

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This article details a plan by Boone to appoint a 4-person team to lead Walpole, right before he was fired by Gov. Sargent.

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This article describes the crackdown on visitation by Walpole prison.

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This article focuses on Peter Goldmark, Jr., the state secretary of human services who spearheaded the hire of John Boone, in the aftermath of Boone's ouster.

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This article details the state police shakedown at Walpole in 1973.

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This article takes a staunchly anti-Boone stance, quoting many critics of Boone's reform efforts.

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This article discusses a press conference in which Gov. Francis Sargent expressed support for John Boone in the midst of controversy surrounding Walpole.

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This article discusses the resignation of John Fitzpatrick, the head of the Department of Corrections prior to John Boone.

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This article discusses the ousting of Boone and what led to the failure of prison reform efforts in Massachusetts.

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This article focuses on the failure of the MA government to implement prison reform measures.

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This newspaper article details reform efforts by John Boone, and his dismissal by Gov. Sargent.

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