Browse Items · Walpole 1973 NPRA Digital Archive

Observer Report (Robert C. Derr) April 18, 1973 - Handwritten

The night was quiet and uneventful.

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Observer Report (Richard W. Knapp) May 1, 1973 - Handwritten

There is a shortage of hospital staff ,but they were treating the patients as best as they could. Moreover, there needs to be a greater supply of medication.

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Observer Report (Richard V. Kuznicki) April 27, 1973 - Handwritten

Things are quiet.

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Observer Report (Richard G) April 26, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners are angry that lower class people are punished while the upper class gets off easy.

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Observer Report (Phillip Horr) April 28, 1973 - Handwritten

Things went smoothly.

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Observer Report (Philip Domenicucci) April 26, 1973 - Handwritten

There are broken windows, and food quality is poor. However, friends and family are invited to a party in the evening, and prisoners acted very well.

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Observer Report (Phil G. Leutcalf) April 28, 1973 - Handwritten

A shift coordinator had been telling prisoners that Leutcalf was a plant by D.A. Burke. Otherwise, the shift was uneventful.

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Observer Report (Peter Powers) April 21, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners are friendly, while guards show more animosity; the overall morale is still good. Prisoners complain about medication and the unreliability of mail.

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Observer Report (Peter E. Clark) April 28, 1973 - Handwritten

Head count is taken in the morning ,which aggravates prisoners who claim it was already done last night. The gym is locked off.

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Observer Report (Peter Degelleke) April 26, 1973 - Handwritten

There is a rumor that a cadet guard has been fired. There are very few uniformed guards, and things are generally quiet.

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Observer Report (Paul Baker) April 3, 1973 - Handwritten

One prisoner expresses that the return of the old guards could "spark an explosion."

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Observer Report (Paul Baker) April 27, 1973 - Handwritten

Baker complains that observers were wandering around without telling anyone, leaving parts of the prison unmanned. Food is getting worse.

Private due to name

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Observer Report (Pat Griffin) April 22, 1973 - Handwritten

The prison environment has improved in the past six weeks, though Griffin notes that there is still a ways to go. There are few guards, and the ones who are present do little.

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Observer Report (Noel Buckner) May 1, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoner complaints about delayed medication were cleared up by an NPRA representative.

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Observer Report (No Name) April, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners are trying to keep observers out of cellblock A.

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Observer Report (Myron Rosenberg) April 18, 1973 - Handwritten

The civilian guards get along with the prisoners, but they are worried about the return of the old guards. One prisoner reports that contraband is present in the prison.

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