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Observer Report (Dan Satinsky) May 14, 1973 - Handwritten

There are rumors of tear gas shells, guards returning, and Boone leaving.

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Observer Report (Dan Delan) April 7, 1973 - Typed

Notes that the number of guards could be reduced, since prisoners are effective at organizing themselves. Additionally, observes that drug addicts should be treated at a separate facility and conjectures that guards might be smuggling drugs into the…

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Observer Report (D.F. Sadlers) April 6, 1973 - Handwritten

The prisoners are proud of their efforts in running the prison. Sadlers also lists the available courses at the school.

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Observer Report (D. Koch) May 5, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners are running Walpole well, though there is a lot of noise. There is an incident where a prisoner couldn't get into a locked supply closet.

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Observer Report (D. Clark) April, 1973 - Typed

There was an incident of fighting between prisoners, which was handled well by the NPRA.

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Observer Report (Craig Bergstrom) April 26, 1973 - Typed

Bergstrom lists several incidents, including a man not getting paid for working in the kitchen, another prisoner's outbreak over the phone, and the hospital being crowded with patients due to a drug problem.

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Observer Report (Collins) June 3, 1973 - Typed

Collins notes the quantity of guards and where they were posted. He is upset that there is no phone to link inside and outside coordinators, which had been requested of Waitkevich weeks ago. One prisoner got in a fight with a guard, but was…

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Observer Report (Christopher McHale, Paul Parravano) April 20, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners are doing well and are engaging in activities like writing poetry, learning the guitar, and painting. Count and mealtimes went well. There are no guards.

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