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

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This article details a plan by Boone to appoint a 4-person team to lead Walpole, right before he was fired by Gov. Sargent.

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This article describes the crackdown on visitation by Walpole prison.

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This article focuses on Peter Goldmark, Jr., the state secretary of human services who spearheaded the hire of John Boone, in the aftermath of Boone's ouster.

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This article details the state police shakedown at Walpole in 1973.

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This article takes a staunchly anti-Boone stance, quoting many critics of Boone's reform efforts.

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This article discusses a press conference in which Gov. Francis Sargent expressed support for John Boone in the midst of controversy surrounding Walpole.

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This article discusses the resignation of John Fitzpatrick, the head of the Department of Corrections prior to John Boone.

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This article discusses the ousting of Boone and what led to the failure of prison reform efforts in Massachusetts.

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

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This newspaper article details reform efforts by John Boone, and his dismissal by Gov. Sargent.

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In this memo, a citizen observer named Tony Winsor asks Ed Rodman, Lou Brin, and Phyllis Ryan if the media is aware that the mess at Walpole after the state police shakedown was principally caused by the police themselves rather than the prisoners.

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In this letter, the Massachusetts Council on Crime and Correction (MCCC) issues recommendations on prison reform to Massachusetts Governor Francis Sargent.

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This letter from Ed Rodman attempts to shed light on the conditions at Walpole and urges the recipient to accept a meeting with Rodman. The recipient is unknown, but likely someone in a position of authority within the gubernatorial administration.

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Boone delivers remarks about prison reform and the Walpole prison after his departure as commissioner of the Department of Corrections.

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These notes include questions for an upcoming meeting with Commissioner John Boone.

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

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Kerrigan attempts to schedule a meeting with Vinzant. The accompanying notes detail his frustrations with Vinzant's unwillingness to meet and take negotiations seriously.

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These documents, including a bulletin, letters, and a chronology of events, detail efforts from Kerrigan and the NPRA to negotiate with an unwilling prison administration, including Douglas Vinzant.

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This bulletin instructs prisoners who are employed what to do when they report to work and how to handle potential retaliation from the administration.

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