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The letter relates that observer Dave Collins says several prisoners asked him why Bob Murray was speaking ill of a prisoner identified with the NPRA, which could lead to issues. Bob has also been Xeroxing his reports for the sake of giving them to…
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Waitkovitch distributes a flyer announcing a lock-in and shakedown starting Monday morning, to which prisoners object. Some break glass and barricade cell block doors; a reporter from The Herald American alleges $2 million in damages done in maximum.…
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The article describes the prisoners' uprising and damages done, as well as the entrance of state troopers into the prison. Four prisoners were injured, three from correction officers' shotguns.
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Tickell notes who has come to observe and visit. A photographer arrives to take pictures of the prison.
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Prisoners have a strong sense of unity, though guards often harass them psychologically.
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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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Conference participants from Massachusetts criticized the Curran Report and were confident that Governor Sargent would not participate in the regional prison.
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This article discusses methods of behavior modification used in prisons and criticisms against them.
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This draft discusses the historical racism in prisons and its implications for a regional prison.
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The mid-February, 1974 issue of the outlook. It includes articles about drug addiction, the Curran report on behavior modification, and psychosurgery.
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Notes on the treatment of special offenders; the writer expresses that the Curran Report poses "danger + must be exposed + demolished."
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The observer notes events like a shakedown in the minimum section, conversations with prisoners about their lawyers.
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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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A meeting agenda that includes a statement from the NPRA and discussion of the observer program.
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The article discusses a program of deinstitutionalization, which it identifies as "the only path to relative peace" at Walpole.
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Prisoners have requested that observers be stationed in the kitchen.
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The observer gives recommendations for the organization of observer reports. They note that visitation is "lively," and that prisoners have requested that observers be stationed in the kitchen.
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A record of observers from the Ad Hoc Committee
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The note conveys information from recent observers, including problems with guards, pickup of reports, and a request to call Waitkevich.
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