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Guards tend to unlock cells "when they got around to it."
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The night is quiet, there there are a few loud radios and televisions.
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Oral history interview with Albert Brown, who who served as a board member for the National Prisoners Reform Association (NPRA) and Black African Nations Toward Unity (BANTU) in MCI Walpole in 1973. In this interview, Brown provides a detailed…
A guard refused to allow a change from one corridor to another. Otherwise quiet shift.
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Prisoners feel that living conditions have improved in the absence of guards.
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One prisoner had a seizure and was taken to the hospital; two others were unable to find keys they needed.
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Prisoners and guards get along well, but prison conditions are sub-par.
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One prisoner in isolation has been trying to see a medic for two days. Additionally, the doctor cut off all medical drugs, and there is a Talwin shortage.
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Two prisoners are arguing about the head count process. The prisoners in general are apprehensive about how things will go when the guards return.
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An prisoner considered to be suicidal was moved from Block 10 to the hospital
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Observer describes the cleanliness of different blocks, an incident with an prisoner being pushed off of a tier, and the education committees opinion on the drug problem in the prison. The observer also details a situation with an prisoner who has an…
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Prisoners complain to the medic regarding problems with their medication.
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Boone outlines in writing his authority to permit volunteers to enter the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole to observe the conditions within the institution and to speak with employees and residents.
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Things are quiet.
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One prisoner needed medication but was not receiving it.
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