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Categorical lists of administrative changes agreed upon by prison officials and prisoners prior to 1971-10-15, and that as of 1971-11-08, have not been honored accordingly.

This list details certain rules governing visitation rights and other matters within the prison.

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

Oral history interview with Albert Brown, who who served as a board member for the National Prisoners Reform Association (NPRA) and Black African Nations Toward Unity (BANTU) in MCI Walpole in 1973. In this interview, Brown provides a detailed…

Observer discusses a sick prisoner in Block 10, cell 2, and their eventual removal to a hospital due to another prisoner's conversation with a lawyer.

Boston Globe article describing project idea for a prison dedicated toward "special offenders" in New England based on the Curran Report.

This article describes the crackdown on visitation by Walpole prison.

Amendment to Irvin 2x Jones's Civil Action against Massachusetts Department of Corrections for breach of civil rights; amending list of defendants and adding complaints to previous lawsuit

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

Observer report from April 19, 1973; Shift 7-3. Author notes the lack of a furlough policy and the prison's residents' belief that one should be instituted.

This article details continued conflict and controversy in Walpole during the summer of 1973, after the firing of John Boone.

A typed observer report written by Artie Johnson on March 29th, 1973 to March 30th, 1973

This clipping discusses prisoners' fears of psychosurgery as a means of behavior modification, such as becoming a "vegetable".

This article focuses on the failure of the MA government to implement prison reform measures.