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Say Brother; Walpole: An Examination of Why
Part of Say Brother.
11/02/1979
In this clip Inmate Sunni Ali, A-1 Block, talks about the discriminatory application of the internal classification system whereby White prisoners serving shorter sentences than African Americans prisoners are given better cells and are more easily transferred to better facilities. Overall the program consists of interview highlights from Program 1005, "Walpole: Every Which Way But Loose." In "Walpole: Every Which Way But Loose," Say Brother production staff, under the direction of Barbara Barrow-Murray, offered an inside look at the policies, procedures, and inmates of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole, a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts. Interviews with Walpole's inmates and staff focused on the physical abuse of inmates, the discriminatory application of the internal classification system, the virtual absence of minority staff, and the punitive rather than rehabilitative position of the prison. Produced by Barbara Barrow-Murray. Directed by Brian Clarke.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Walpole: An Examination of Why
- Program Number
1006
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
Half-hour program consisting of interview highlights from program 1005, "Walpole: Every Which Way But Loose." In "Walpole: Every Which Way But Loose," Say Brother production staff, under the direction of Barbara Barrow-Murray, offered an inside look at the policies, procedures, and inmates of the Walpole State Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Massachusetts. Interviews with Walpole's inmates and staff focused on the physical abuse of inmates, the discriminatory application of the internal classification system, the virtual absence of minority staff, and the punitive rather than rehabilitative position of the prison. Program was re-aired 2/12/1981.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole
- Segregation
- Prisoners--Classification
- Correctional institutions--Massachusetts
- Civil rights
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration
- Prison administration
- African American prisoners
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Clarke, Brian (Director)
- Deare, Beth (Associate Producer)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Producer)
- Contributors
- Hugentugler, Carol (Videotape Recordist)
- Morton, Wil (Audio)
- Smith, Lee (Camera)
- Hudson, Harvey (Audio)
- Johnson, Nat (Audio)
- Smith, Kathy (Switcher)
- Pugliesi, Joe (Videotape Recordist)
- Koppel, Tilt (Switcher)
- Merhar, Milan (Videotape Recordist)
- Hill, Rebecca (Fashion Consultant)
- Melendez, Calenia (Intern)
- Lane, Frank (Camera)
- Carey, Nancy (Intern)
- Buccheri, Ron (Switcher)
- Harriston, Renee (Intern)
- Wong, Evelyn (Production Assistant)
- White, Don (Video)
- Holden, Dick (Camera)
- Lewis, Webster (Theme Music)
- Ehrman, Sally (Production Secretary)
- St. Onge, David (Videotape Recordist)
- Mackles, Gene (Graphic Designer)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Walpole: An Examination of Why,” 11/02/1979, GBH Archives, accessed April 19, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F9A57376A00040D68818F31E579BA231.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Walpole: An Examination of Why.” 11/02/1979. GBH Archives. Web. April 19, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F9A57376A00040D68818F31E579BA231>.
- APA: Say Brother; Walpole: An Examination of Why. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F9A57376A00040D68818F31E579BA231