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Elam Commissioner Report

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 describes the crackdown on visitation by Walpole prison.

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

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In this letter, a law office that is donating to the NPRA requests that the NPRA amends its records to correct the name of the law office.

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Lynette Grace, from the NPRA, requests a meeting with Superintendent Frank Gunter.

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