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Observer describes prisoner complaints of late medicine delivery in addition to a medical episode in which an prisoner was taken to the hospital.

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Citizen observer describes schedule of the day during 7-3 shift on April 10, 1973. He notes lack of thorough post-visitor searches and tactics to discourage citizen observers.
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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Citizen observer describes concerns of prisoners in maximum security and 40 blown fuses that went unfixed.

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Citizen observer describes the joy and pride prisoners have in running the prison well. He noted their appreciation for citizen observers, specifically black observers.
Gloser records events in the infirmary and problems with procedure.

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Citizen observer describes a medic request for an prisoner with a severe headache.

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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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This brief pamphlet describes the aims of the NPRA and offers alternatives to the current prison system.

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This letter from the NPRA to the Walpole prisoners outlines their main grievances with the prison, including low pay, lack of work and educational release programs, movement within the prison, and more.

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This resource talks about the views of the NE coalition, given their experiences with prisons across the country. Mainly showcasing how the treatment is cruel and should be illegal.
Observer Report from Will Frantz, a shift coordinator during 11pm - 7am shift

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Open letter to Walter Waitkevich from multiple prisoner groups requesting that community interactions with prisoners at Walpole be reinstated.

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Open letter announcing the end of the observer program

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Ad Hoc Committee letter asking for supporters to attend a meeting to address crisis at Walpole

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