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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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Observers weren't allowed into the cell blocks. However, there is a report of one prisoner starting fires in his cell.
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Rideout speaks with some guards, who mention their concerns that observers will get rid of their jobs. The guards seem convinced that the observers are getting paid.
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Rehm records the movements of guards throughout the shift and some conversations with prisoners. One prisoner was recently questioned about an incident regarding drugs.
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Driscoll is locked into one spot in Block 10. A prisoner has broken a light in Block 9.
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Prisoners are not sure what will happen after lock-up ends. There are some state police officers inside Walpole.
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Several guards kept the gate locked during count, not admitting any observers.
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Cadet guards and prisoners are getting along well. Prisoners as a group are very cohesive.
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Dunne recommends that keeping the observer program alive would require a symbolic distancing from the Ad Hoc Committee.
There are new rules that forbid observers from entering cell blocks. There is an incident with a small fire set on the floor, but it is put out quickly.
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Gloser records events in the infirmary and problems with procedure.
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Prisoners have complaints regarding a new visitation policy, as well as the administration's regulations on the NPRA. Franz also records the activities of other observers throughout the shift.
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Observers are not allowed to talk to the men in the prison. There is an incident of conflict in which a guard is punched.
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This memorandum discusses the police investigations occurring at Walpole and advises the prisoners on their rights to refuse such a visit.
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There is unrest in the prison, and one observer is thrown out due to being reported for talking. Eames records the actions of several other observers as the shift progresses.
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Nassar writes regarding an included memorandum concerning the reorganization of the NPRA. He notes that conditions in Walpole have worsened.
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Memorandums concerning the Prisoner Rights Project, announcements from the NPRA Action and Legal Committees, and a proposed Community Development Group. In particular, there is an ongoing civil suit between the Walpole prisoners and prison…
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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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Materials from a correspondence between Williams and Kerrigan regarding a series of panel discussions.
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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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