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This clipping from The Globe discusses an incident where a guard was punched by a prisoner.
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This newspaper article talks about cadet guards and their perspectives on their job in the prison.
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Meeting agenda for an NPRA meeting.
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Coles informs board members of the agenda for the next meeting.
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Coles informs people of the following board meeting's date and agenda.
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Coles notifies external board members of the next meeting date and urges people to attend.
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The letter mentions that enclosed are meeting minutes and NPRA memberships.
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Coles mentions current problems at Walpole and explains how the NPRA needs to use its power against the prison system. He encourages people who plan on attending the March 9 meeting to sign an enclosed card.
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Coles encourages members of the external board to be committed and active.
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The letter announces that the NPRA Massachusetts Chapter has become an official organization. Additionally, annual elections are coming up.
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The meeting minutes describe things the NPRA is currently working on, including an NPRA brochure, a meeting with Governor Dukakis, and NPRA funding.
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Coles informs board members of the next meeting date and calls for people to attend consistently.
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Coles informs external officers of the next NPRA meeting, at which they will be redeveloping the board.
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A list of all the citizen observers in Walpole from March 8 to April 4, 1973.
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Kelly provides his in-depth thoughts about the Walpole takeover after his first few weeks as a frequent observer. Among these notes are frustration over inaccurate and bad-faith reporting by the press, conversations with prisoners about occupational…
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Observers are invited to a CARCAP meeting. Food is good, and prisoners are happy to see their friends and family.
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There is a problem with getting new observers in, and there are very few armbands for observers.
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There are problems with medicine distribution. Additionally, some prisoners distrust observers due to rumors of them being spies sent by Burke.
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Prisoners are happy about the decrease in tensions now that guards are gone, and feel more responsible for themselves. However, they dislike that certain petty rules are still in existence. In another incident, a cadet was fired for not going to his…
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A guard refused to open avocation room to let observers use the phone, despite the observers having a note approved by the deputy. One woman visitor had not been informed that her husband was in court and made a trip for nothing.
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