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Observer report from April 21, 1973; Shift 7am-3pm; Block 5. Howlett notes the decreasing quality of the gym facility in the prison.

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Shift 11pm-7am; Inside Coordinator. Moore relates a description of how the NPRA handles the orientation of new prisoners.

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Tsouros notes how the atmosphere changes from calm to tense as day changes to night.

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Prisoner attitudes are good, especially about the autonomy they've achieved. There was an incident of potential violence, which was controlled by an NPRA officer.

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Newspaper report in NEPA News detailing treatment of intimates in Segregation on Walpole Block 10. Also includes the article "The Taming of the Few, or Control of Violence in a Maximum Security Prison" on page 3.

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Sentiments of prisoners in 10 Block about guards returning; positive morale

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The committee discuses subjects such as an individual's resignation, a liaison with Fair Share, and finances.

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Letter from James Shute (Chairman of Walpole Lifer's Group) to Rev. Ed Rodman

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There is an incident where guards would not release a prisoner to general population, causing him to have an outburst. Separately, prisoners wonder why the tablets given to those in maximum security were crushed.

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Letter from Ralph DeMasi to Governor Sargent informing him of a 30-day fast and his 10 reasons for fasting.

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Letter to CWEC Board of Directors: Amendments to the Personnel Handbook of the City-wide Education Coalition

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Report by white and Black leaders of Walpole three days after the state police took over control of the prison detailing the conditions of the prison.

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Agenda for NPRA Board Meeting on May 19, 1976

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Shift 3pm-11pm; Minimum blocks. Baker relates his observations regarding the inefficacy of searches conducted on observers.

Inside coordinator. Degelleke describes an altercation between five prisoners and voices a few frustrations with the observer program, including the tensions between observers and guards/officers.

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Memorandum from NPRA Legal Department to all prisoners at Walpole advising prisoners on their rights and refuse discussion with police during the ongoing police investigation into Walpole

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Attendance sign-up sheet from NPRA External Walpole Chapter Meeting from August 6, 1975

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Report detailing a discussion with the guards in Minimum Security from 11pm - 7am shift

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Letter from Arnold E. Coles (NPRA External Board member) to Mike Pralle (member of the Phillips Brooks House Prison Committee) requesting assistance from the P.B.H. Prison Committee.

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Observer Report from Will Frantz, a shift coordinator during 11pm - 7am shift

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