Browse Items · Walpole 1973 NPRA Digital Archive

Observer Report (No Name) April 4, 1973 - Typed

Chained prisoners leave with guards.

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Observer Report (No Name) April 9, 1973 - Handwritten

There are frequent problems with regard to medication distribution. Moreover, Burke has been spreading rumors of infiltration that are decreasing prisoner trust in observers.

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Observer Report (No Name) April 9, 1973 - Handwritten

There are problems with medicine distribution. Additionally, some prisoners distrust observers due to rumors of them being spies sent by Burke.

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Observer Report (No Name) April 9, 1973 - Typed

There are problems with medicine distribution. Additionally, some prisoners distrust observers due to rumors of them being spies sent by Burke.

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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 (No Name) May 4, 1973 - Handwritten

One prisoner has an epileptic episode. Another feels that his additional sentence for burning a desk is disproportionate compared to the sentence for burning a house. Moreover, prisoners want to learn more trade skills that are practical for the…

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Observer Report (No Name) May 8, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners have a strong sense of unity, though guards often harass them psychologically.

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Observer Report (No Name) May, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners feel betrayed and that Waitkevitch was not upholding his end of the bargain; there were also rumors of state troopers entering the prison. Throughout much of the shift, prisoners broke windows and doors, set fires on the floor, etc. While…

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Observer Report (No Names) April 3, 1973 - Typed

The BU Lifers come in for a meeting, and their spokesman reports that guards are extra harsh on prisoners who take part in meetings.

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Observer Report (Noel Buckner) April 4, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners and guards alike are agreeable and cooperative.

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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 (Norman Faramelli) April 11, 1973 - Typed

There was an incident in the infirmary that was handled well by members of the NPRA, who made sure prisoners got the correct dosage of medication.

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Observer Report (Olivia Henry) March 24, 1973 - typed

Observer Report (Pamela Fusco) May 10, 1973 - Handwritten

Fusco provides thoughts on why Walpole has problems and its administration.

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Observer Report (Pappenheimer, John) May 8, 1973 - Handwritten

There is some confusion over lock up, but things are generally handled well. Prisoner express that they would not like to go back to the old way of things.

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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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