Hill law students advise prisoners
By Gail Habluetzel Kansas Staff Reporter
University of Kansas law students are doing their part in helping those who have broken the law.
The "legal clinic" program, called the Kansas Defenders Project, provides many opportunities for law students to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom, according to Paul Wilson, professor of law and associate director of the program.
If the application is approved, two KU law students are assigned to the prisoner and counsel him. They then report to the three faculty advisers of the program, Wilson, Ben Morris, assistant to the dean of the law school and associate director of the program, and Harvey Berenson, professor of law.
"Many of the inmates are concerned about their relationship with the law," Wilson said, "so a lot of them fill out applications telling personal data which verifies they are indigent and have no attorney."
If a convict wants some research done to help him obtain a petition to appear in court or to have a detainer withdrawn, the students may write letters and do some research on particular parts of the law in order to help him, Wilson said.
Wilson said there are many inmates who cannot afford legal assistance. As a result, when they need legal advice, they have no means of getting it, except through appointment of attorneys by the state and the law students, who can counsel with them and do research to help the prisoners' cause.
There are fourteen students involved in the counseling service at Leavenworth and Lansing, Wilson said. This clinic called the "clinic in corrections and post-conviction procedures," involves personal counseling and research or preparation of petitions for the convicts.
If the court decides there is merit in a petition, they may appoint an attorney for the inmate. If the attorney wants certain information concerning the inmate or his case, he may ask the law student to assist him in this, Wilson said.
If the convict requests the withdrawal of a detainer, the student can be helpful by negotiating with the prosecuting attorneys, he said.
Wilson said the students are helpful to the prisoners just by talking to them and showing them someone is concerned. They are even more grateful when they are helped, too, he said.
The clinic, divided into four parts, includes a counseling service with inmates at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, Lansing State penitentiary and the state reformatory for women at Lansing; working with attorneys appointed for indigent persons; working with probation officers of juveniles in Douglas County; and working with the legal aid office in Kansas City.
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KU satellite campus discussion continues
A joint venture under consideration by St. Mary's College of Xavier and KU would be beneficial to both schools, Acting Provost Francis Heller said Wednesday.
Details haven't been worked out, Heller said, but it's thought the Catholic girl students and a Sister might live in a Lawrence residence.
The proposal, still in the discussion stages, would allow a small number of St. Mary's students to attend classes at KU.
Also mentioned in the twicea-month discussions between KU and St. Mary's, Heller said are sharing of lectures, concerts, faculty members, allowing KU graduate students to teach at St. Mary's, and providing housing for KU student teachers at Leavenworth High School.
Xavier is two miles south of Leavenworth.
KU to participate in primary
KU students wishing to cast their vote for one of the national presidential candidates will be able to in a nationwide primary to be held April 24.
Choice '68, National Collegiate Presidential Primary, will be sponsored by Time Magazine, said Kyle Craig, Joplin, Mo., junior and Student Council President.
It would include all parties and all candidates and will be available to every college, junior college and university in the country, he said.
The purpose of the primary is to make the college voice known to the candidates and the public. Choice '68 is being handled by the National Board of Directors of Student Council Presidents, Craig said. All ballots and publicity will be provided by Time and the board.
"We will have a primary here," said Craig. "I would like to see the All Student Council, Collegiate Young Republicans and Collegiate Young Democrats help sponsor it."
The plans were revealed after Gov. Robert B. Docking said Tuesday discussions between a public and private college "may lead to a cooperative agreement to establish a satellite private campus" on the edge of the larger campus.
Heller said such a move is "quite a waws down the road."
Single-purpose ventures between KU and small colleges have taken place in the past, he said. The present plan is different because of its broadness.
St. Mary's has applied for funds under developing institution provisions of Title III of the higher education act.
KU also has discussed campus cooperation with Mt. St. Scholastica and St. Benedict's colleges, Atchison; Baker University and Ottawa University.
Among the proposals are the creation at Baker of a "remote terminal" for KU computer facilities.
KU has arranged for retired KU faculty members to teach at St. Benedict's, Baker and Ottawa. State laws make retirement mandatory at KU; private colleges aren't bound by the retirement laws.
Discussion with St. Mary's began in September.
FRUSTRATION
kansan photo by Randy Leflingwell
Frustration and its counterpart, failure, were seldom more noticeable than Wednesday night in Allen Field House. In the nation's top basketball attraction, fourth-ranked Louisville defeated fifth-ranked KU 57-51. See story, page 6.
Kansan photo by Mike Shurtz
NOT TALL ENOUGH
Louisville's 6-8 Westley Unseld reaches for a rebound. Watching are KU's Dave Nash (13), Phil Harmon (10), Rich Bradshaw (12), and Louisville's Marv Selvy (23).