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There are rumors of tear gas shells, guards returning, and Boone leaving.

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Guards were withheld from duty for an unknown reason. Several inmates reported unlocked doors that they believed were a trap to set up an "escape".

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There are few observers for this shift. A member of the NPRA Hospital Committee thinks that guards perpetrated another prisoner's seizure the other day.

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Little movement through the prison lobby.

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Prisoners and guards alike express worry about the continuation of the observer program.

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Sangrey chats with a guard about prisoners and other guards.

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One prisoner is cleaning the hospital since the administration won't hire a janitor to do so.

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Observer report from April 22, 1973; shift 11-7; Maximum blocks. Sandler describes an incident between an prisoner and an officer following the return of officers to the prison.

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The prisoners are proud of their efforts in running the prison. Sadlers also lists the available courses at the school.

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The atmosphere is generally relaxed, though the cell blocks in maximum are dirty.

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Transcript of Governor Sargent's speech announcing Massachusetts will not participate in the behavior modification regional facility for special offenders.

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Care package letter with 7 newspaper clippings from the Boston Globe detailing behavior modification plans for prisoners. The clippings range from November 1973 to late January 1974.

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

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Guards in 10 Block announce that men can only come out of cells one at a time, which people did not want to do.

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Windows in multiple cells are broken.

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Windows in multiple cells are broken.

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Rowland reports a complication in the shift change, in which a guard repeatedly said he'd "be right up," but never came.

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