Browse Items · Walpole 1973 NPRA Digital Archive

Observer Report (James Adams) April 27, 1973 - Handwritten

There is conflict between the cadets and old guards.

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Observer Report (Jack W. Christensen) April 19, 1973 - Typed

Christensen notes nervousness among the guards after their four-week retraining program. He also points out notable incidents from the reports of observers he was supervising.

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Albert Brown Oral History Interview: Transcript

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 Report (Jack W. Christensen) April 22, 1973 - Handwritten

Christensen was acting as the shift coordinator. He details events like a "commotion" he heard, as well as the count.

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Observer Report (J.W. Gibson) April 21, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners are asking for more programs, and there are problems with medication.

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Observer Report (Irving Charles Bell) April 26, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners walk around hand-in-hand with women, presumably as couples.

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Observer Report (H. Bronk) April 20, 1973 - Handwritten

A guard refused to allow a change from one corridor to another. Otherwise quiet shift.

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Observer Report (Gregory P. Fuute) April 20, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners have high morale and respond positively to the observer program.

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Observer Report (Gregory Cholewa) April 29, 1973 - Handwritten

A quiet shift. Two of the guards had rapport with prisoners, whereas another one was unresponsive.

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Observer Report (Grady Flint) April 27, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoner conduct themselves well. The prison is in good shape, though heating in some places could be better.

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Observer Report (Gordon Furbush) May 1, 1973 - Handwritten

Medicine disbursal is slow, and the hospital is understaffed. Furbush worries of a "bloodbath and a lot of guards killed" if the Public Safety Department takes over at Walpole.

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Observer Report (Frank Kelly) April 22, 1973 - Handwritten

A guard asks Kelly to let the men sleep. It's a quiet night.

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Observer Report (Fairlie Dalton, Margaret M. Fitzpatrick) April 20, 1973 - Handwritten

Dalton and Fitzpatrick list the comings and goings of observers.

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Observer Report (Ernie Moore) April 21, 1973 - Handwritten

Guards in 6 Block ask observers to leave during count.

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Observer Report (Ernest B. Moore, Sr.) May 2, 1973 - Handwritten

Guards and prisoners both get along with Moore, and prison conditions are decent. One prisoner requests pain pills that were promised to him hours ago.,

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Observer Report (Eric Grey) April 26, 1973 - Handwritten

Most prisoners were in the auditorium at a CARCAP event. The prison as a whole is in poor condition.

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Observer Report (Edward Cosco) April 27, 1973 - Handwritten

Most of the prisoners accept their situation. One, who has a 30-40 year sentence, explains that he didn't try to better himself because he didn't think he'd have a chance. The prisoners spoke of their lawyers and how they wanted the men to plead…

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