#OtD 15 Mar 1973 after a prison guards' walkout against rehabilitation reforms, inmates at Walpole prison began running it themselves, improving conditions and eliminating violence.

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#OtD 15 Mar 1973 after a prison guards' walkout against rehabilitation reforms, inmates at Walpole prison began running it themselves, improving conditions and eliminating violence. This ended when state troopers allowed guards to regain control https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8704/inmates-take-control-of-walpole-prison