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McSweeney reports on a mishap during the night's count. Separately, one prisoner requests for the light to be dimmed, but the guard only turns it completely off and on again.

Thomas notes that Walpole feels more like a school than a prison and suggests that it be turned into a "camp."

Olson records guard and observer movement. Prisoners mention another prisoner who recently died of suicide; they feel that the administration should have intervened in some way.

It's a quiet shift.

The observer notes situations such as the lack of interaction between prisoners and guards, and a door at the hospital being welded shut due to recently stolen medication. His conversations with prisoners primarily concern the difficulty of getting…

O'Rourke spoke with prisoners, many of whom had letters that wanted to deliver.

Welch speaks with a prisoner, who mentions the recent suicide but knows little about it. He also visits the laundry and observes the work there.

McCarthy notes the movements of prisoners and guards throughout the night. Several prisoners have been drinking, and there is talk of an upcoming shakedown.

Prisoners complain to the medic regarding problems with their medication.

A record of observers from the Ad Hoc Committee

The note conveys information from recent observers, including problems with guards, pickup of reports, and a request to call Waitkevich.

There is little interaction between prisoners and guards, and prisoners don't look forward to the return of the old guards.

This oral history interview features the Reverend Edward Rodman, an Episcopal priest who played a major role in the Walpole occupation. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. He attended the Hampton Institute in…