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Nickerson records the first of several visits for the purpose of preparing an editorial. Additionally, he speaks with prisoners operating the BANTU Library.

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Nickerson goes through the avocation area.

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Atmosphere is calm, other than a bang that sounds like a shot; guards investigate and find nothing.

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Not much of note occurred. Block 10 is cold and drafty.

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Guards are cooperative, and both guards and prisoners think that observers are making things calmer.

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There was been a prison-wide withholding of medication on the twelfth.

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Prisoners are intelligent and are working toward setting up education within Walpole.

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Summary of NPRA meeting that discussed several issues including a potential revision of the NPRA board, meeting with Rhode Island attorneys, and observer reports.

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The flyer urges prisoners to attend the upcoming NPRA meeting.

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This brief pamphlet describes the aims of the NPRA and offers alternatives to the current prison system.

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This letter from the NPRA to the Walpole prisoners outlines their main grievances with the prison, including low pay, lack of work and educational release programs, movement within the prison, and more.

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These notes include quotations from Vinzant and the NPRA's perception of him.

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These documents include a letter condemning Superintendent Douglas Vinzant, as well as an open letter to the Massachusetts Legislature lobbying for specific bills.

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This document includes grievances against the prison administration and an account of what led the NPRA to file a lawsuit.

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This memo discusses the Action Committee and its priorities.

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

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This document is an advertisement from the NPRA for its membership drive, intended to recruit individuals to join the organization.

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