Browse Items · Walpole 1973 NPRA Digital Archive

Observer Report (Abramson, Lawrence) April 7, 1973 - Typed

Prisoners suspect that guards are being lenient as a set up to encourage prisoners to make escape attempts. The prisoners working in the kitchen have not been paid since November, and there is generally not enough work for everyone.

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Observer Report (Abram Sangrey) April 2, 1973 - Typed

Guards were withheld from duty for an unknown reason. Several inmates reported unlocked doors that they believed were a trap to set up an "escape".

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Observer Report (Abe Sangrey) May 7, 1973 - Handwritten

There are few observers for this shift. A member of the NPRA Hospital Committee thinks that guards perpetrated another prisoner's seizure the other day.

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Observer Report (Abe Sangrey) April 9, 1973 - Handwritten

Little movement through the prison lobby.

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Observer Report (Abe Sangrey) April 23, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners and guards alike express worry about the continuation of the observer program.

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Observer Report (Abe Sangrey) April 17, 1973 - Typed

Sangrey chats with a guard about prisoners and other guards.

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Observer Report (A. Borr) May 13, 1973 - Handwritten

Prisoners complain to the medic regarding problems with their medication.

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Observer Report ( James Homons) April 1, 1973 - Typed

Homons notes a lack of chairs and tables, as well as inconsistent lighting in the maximum security blocks.

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Observer Report ( Henry Norr) March 25, 1973 - typed

Observer Report ( David Anderson) March 27, 1973 - written

Observer Report (Barry Teichof) April 5, 1973 - Typed

Prisoners complain about the lack of information regarding transfers, menus, negotiations, etc

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Observer Instructions

Instructions for observers written on March 26th, 1973

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Observer Check-in Form

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Observation (By Observers) of Prisoner Behavior After Guards Out - "Calm, Responsible, Cooperative"

Press release explaining how prisoners effectively manage the prison while the guards are gone. They assert that guards are unneeded; in fact, things are smoother and more relaxed without guards.

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