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Bridgewater Prison

Description: Leader: P2 Bridgewater Prison N/C #9229 7/2/74; Mary McKay reporter voiceover about prisoner's complaints about conditions at MCI Bridgewater and accusations that the prison administration is blocking them from forming a chapter of the New England Prisoner's Association (NEPA). Inmate James Bel speaks at a news conference accusing officials at the prison of blocking the prisoner's attempts to organize. Reporter standup, silent b-roll of the prison. Bel and other prisoners at the press conference describes an incident of guard violence against prisoners and answer questions about the poor conditions at the prison. Reporter standup about prison official response to the charges. Reporter outtakes. Silent b-roll of the press conference and prison exterior.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/02/1974

MCI Bridgewater

Description: Leader: P2 MCI Bridgewater #9570 8/6/74; Mike Taibbi reporter voiceover about the transfer of inmates from Concord, Walpole, and Norfolk Prisons to Bridgewater. Interview with a man from the prison about the delays. Silent b-roll of the prison with footage of empty beds and an empty cafeteria, men playing baseball in the yard, men going into the prison. Interview with a prisoner (Mr. Bell) about an election held in the prison. Men playing pool and checkers, external footage of the prison, a man sleeping on a bench. Reporter voiceover and standup about the prisoner's complaints about the living conditions in Bridgewater and the difference between the inmates and the mental health patients held at the facility. Reporter outtakes. More of the interviews and silent b-roll of the prison.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/06/1974