Friday, February 24, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Honor camp no threat to city, officials say
By BILL POLLARD
Staff Writer
A proposed minimum-security prison honor camp at Clinton Reservoir, if built, should pose no major problems to the Lawrence community, William Arnold, associate professor of sociology, said recently.
A bill now before the Kansas Legislature, if passed, would allow for the building of three honor camps, including one at Clinton Reservoir west of Lawrence.
Kansas' only existing honor camp is at Toronto Reserve, about 75 miles east of Wichita. The Clinton camp, like Toronto, would have no armed guards, according to Carl Tramel, secretary of the Kansas Department of Corrections.
ARNOLD, WHO teaches two criminology courses at the University of Kansas, said he was not worried that honor camp inmates would create problems. Honor camp inmates usually are to be treated and are allowed to honor camps because they have not been in trouble in prison.
However, Robert Hamigan, director of the troop camp, said a few innermate cats
Busing . . .
From page one
the Academic Affairs Committee as its only charge for the summer.
To show results during the current term, he said, the materials for next fall's class and instructor evaluations would have to be prepared by mid-May.
Student seating at basketball and football games will be a priority of the Senate Sports Committee, Harper said, in anticipation of athletic department changes in seating.
He said he had received a letter from Doug Messier, assistant athletic director, that said the department would be planning soon for next year's ticket sales.
OTHER OBJECTIVES that Harper has for Senate committees include:
- a housing guide listing rentals and a description of services of off-campus
- organization of a Title IX conference this semester to inform students of their rights under the new law. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in
- continuation of improvements on recreational services.
- possible discounted student football tickets for seats in the horseshoe of Memorial Stadium for games that are not sold out.
- an all-University open house with
causing them to view and groups
drawing their projects.
- re-evaluation of the present student health insurance program.
directly from the Kansas Reception and Diagnostic Center in Topeka.
EVERYONE, when first sentenced, Hannigan said, is sent to the center to be examined. After the examination, the staff recounted that a patient who had a condition would best fit into.
veteran, Hammage Tramel, Arnold and Forrest
Hammage associate professor of social welfare,
all said escapes from honor camps did not
serm to be a serious problem.
Tramel said four Toronto inmates-7
personnel and 1 inmate—escaped last year
at a total prison facility.
SWALL, WHO teaches a social problems classes, said most honor camp inmates had only a few months left to serve on their sentences and would gain nothing by escaping, since a recaptured inmate was returned to prison.
"The county attorney where the escape occurred could draw up formal charges for charging an inmate with escape, Hannigan said. The charged inmate could be brought before court in such a case and the inmate escaped or escaped into one-five year sentence."
USUALLY, HOWEVER, the Department of Corrections handles an escape case as an internal matter, and the inmate would not be eligible for parole for one year after he was originally scheduled to be reviewed for parole.
Hannigan said escapes from Toronto had not committed serious crimes. No property damage or violence had been committed, although two cars had been stolen by escapes.
MOST INMATES escape, Hannigan said, because they would rather be returned to a traditional prison environment where prison discipline meant that they did not have to think for themselves. By escaping, he would be satisfied that he would be sent back to prison.
Swall and Arnold disagreed with the reasons Hannigan gave for innate escapes, although the two professors agreed there was little danger of inmates doing property damage or bodily harm in the outside community.
SWALL SAID inmates escaped from bone camps for a variety of reasons.
"An inmate may know a woman outside the camp, he wants to sleep with." Swall
Other reasons, he may be family problem, he wants to solve or help other people with other problems.
At Toronto last year, only 12 inmates caused problems serious enough to be sent back to traditional prisons, Hannigan said. Four of the 12 were escapees.
The others, Hammigan said, were sent back because they failed to properly per-
arranged by
arranged by the European Club and the Lawrence Host-Family Program
SUNDAY-MARCH 5
Banquet, including food from
Holland, Sweden, England, Denmark
PRICE: $4
INVESTIGATE California 5pm
FREE CULTURE Program
PLACE IN STUDIO
TICKETS: 8at SUA-office
Partially funded by Student Activity Fee
form work assigned to them or because they interfered with the progress of other inmates, often threatening them with physical harm.
Arnold, however, said he considered such
problems minor.
Arnold said it would not bother him if he lived next to an honor camp.
HOT JAZZ
Cold Weather Special
Tostada
All You Can Eat
only $1.99
5-11:30 p.m. Exp. 2-28-78
Casa De Taco 1105 Ma
HILLEL PRESENTS
Creative Shabbos Service
- Listen to people from France, Israel, Iran, and America discuss what it's like to be Jewish in their respective countries.
* Learn various poems read reflecting Jewish thought.
* Enjoy an OneQ complete with homemade cakes and punch after the services.
* Learn Israeli dancing from Judy Paltin after the Oleg.
Friday, Feb. 24
7:45 p.m.
917 Highland Dr.
Lawrence Jewish Community Center
(1 Block east of Iowa)
every monday-35c tall pabst blue ribbon's every tuesday-women's night 10c draws every wednesday-FREE jam sessions
THIS FRIDAY, FEB. 24—HIGHBALL!!
THIS SATURDAY, FEB. 25—
THE ROUNDERS!!
(country rockin' boogie!!)
3rd & 4th-The 11th Street Rhythm Method
COMING IN MARCH
737 New Hampshire
841-0817
AN SUA SPECIAL EVENT!!