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A record of observers from the Ad Hoc Committee

A record of observers from the Ad Hoc Committee

Lists the observers on the 3-11 and 11-7 shift on April 3. Additionally, the note details the jobs of both the inside and outside coordinators.

These reports are done right after Boone's speech to the prisoners of Walpole. This shift was relatively quiet

These are reports from a day when Boone and other officials gave speeches to the prisoners and promised their concerns would be alleviated when the next super intendent joined.

Duplicate with different spacing and errors in the same folder, not stapled together

This report talks about concerns with the kitchen staff, reactions to Boone's speech, and evidence of prisoners running medication dispensary

Guards conduct cell check. One guard mentions that the drug problem is one of the worst he'd ever seen.

Citizen observer describes the conditions for which prisoners endured on April 7, 1973.

The men doing leatherwork and leatherwork and doing well. A cadet guard was getting along well with prisoners, and there were no regular guards.

Describing prisoner complains about lack of representation at Walpole

Low guard presence.

Prisoners have concerns such as not getting enough meet and cell doors still being shut at 5:20.

Franz talked to an prisoner about the Prisoners' Rights Project.

Franz relays details about his shift, particularly a situation in which a prisoner who has previously stabbed others is returned to 10 Block. He identifies this as a potential source of "hassles" and recommends that future observers be made aware of…

Guards tend to unlock cells "when they got around to it."