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A guard refused to open avocation room to let observers use the phone, despite the observers having a note approved by the deputy. One woman visitor had not been informed that her husband was in court and made a trip for nothing.

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A guard refused to open avocation room to let observers use the phone, despite the observers having a note approved by the deputy. One woman visitor had not been informed that her husband was in court and made a trip for nothing.

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One prisoner needed medication but was not receiving it.

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Things are quiet.

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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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Boone delivers remarks about prison reform and the Walpole prison after his departure as commissioner of the Department of Corrections.

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Prisoners complain to the medic regarding problems with their medication.

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

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An prisoner considered to be suicidal was moved from Block 10 to the hospital

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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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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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Prisoners and guards get along well, but prison conditions are sub-par.

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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 feel that living conditions have improved in the absence of guards.

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A guard refused to allow a change from one corridor to another. Otherwise quiet shift.

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