Browse Items · Walpole 1973 NPRA Digital Archive

Walpole guards, inmates talk over their grievances

Prisoners protested Superintendent Waitkevich's statement that he would withdraw recognition of the NPRA.

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State Police put down night-long riot by 100 Walpole prison inmates

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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Schedule of Events at Walpole State Prison on the Evening and Night of May 18, 1975

Waitkovitch distributes a flyer announcing a lock-in and shakedown starting Monday morning, to which prisoners object. Some break glass and barricade cell block doors; a reporter from The Herald American alleges $2 million in damages done in maximum.…

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Unnamed Letter - 1973

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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Relayed Message from Prisoner

An observer relays a message from a prisoner detailing the lack of medical attention for his broken bones. He'd like to meet with someone, potentially a prisoners' rights lawyer.

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Officers meet on Walpole; guard hurt

A lockdown began on Saturday and is intended to continue until debris from the uprising is cleaned and a shakedown is done. During the uprising, three prisoners were wounded by shotgun pellets from officers, and another by a pitchfork from a…

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Observer Report (Howard Boardman) May 18, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners are mainly concerned about an imminent shakedown. Boardman also notes the poor observer turnout and the pile of observer reports left on a table.

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Observer Report (Paul Pickard) May 14, 1973 - Handwritten

Pickard was surprised to see that the atmosphere was rather "orderly," rather than "rebellious."

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Observer Report (Steve Perlmutter) May 14, 1973 - Handwritten

A prisoner tells Perlmutter about his parole being approved, but then his release was delayed for a week without reason; he attributes this to harassment. There are also rumors of an imminent shakedown.

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