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The article discusses a program of deinstitutionalization, which it identifies as "the only path to relative peace" at Walpole.
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Prisoners protested Superintendent Waitkevich's statement that he would withdraw recognition of the NPRA.
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The letter relates that observer Dave Collins says several prisoners asked him why Bob Murray was speaking ill of a prisoner identified with the NPRA, which could lead to issues. Bob has also been Xeroxing his reports for the sake of giving them to…
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A behavior modification program known as START has been dismantled by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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Article describing government ban on use of federal money for behavior modification
This newspaper article discusses the rebellion at Walpole in response to Waitkevitch's memo and the prisoners' demands.
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The mid-February, 1974 issue of the outlook. It includes articles about drug addiction, the Curran report on behavior modification, and psychosurgery.
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The Walpole Lifers' Group discusses the status of being a Lifer, as well as a report published by Massachusetts citizens calling for changes in sentencing procedures.
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State policemen entered Walpole to stop a prisoner uprising.
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The article describes the prisoners' uprising and damages done, as well as the entrance of state troopers into the prison. Four prisoners were injured, three from correction officers' shotguns.
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Six members of the Prison Health Project quit due to the project's failure to address major problems like implementing prisoner input and standards for housing, sanitation, and nutrition.
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Press release containing excerpts from observer reports. The release ends with an itemized list of common complaints, which are detailed throughout. Generally, prisoners are happy with the decreased tensions and the new cook. However, a major problem…
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Press release containing an observer report that describes a prisoner being beaten when "lugged" out of his old cell. Moreover, none of the prisoners in segregation were done so with a prior hearing.
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