Imprisonment Seen As Expensive and Unsatisfactory
By JOHN BAILEY
Kansan Staff Writer
Incarcerating a criminal offender is not always the right course of action. Confinement is expensive, dangerous, and, in many cases, unnecessary.
The expense of confinement is not just limited to the costs of operating a penal community, but also to communities in cases where the offender has a family. These families must be provided for by welfare agencies. Since no one would make wages, the state loses revenue.
While in prison, the minor offender associates with incorrigible elements of the criminal community. With this association is the danger that he may be influenced adversely by these elements. There is also the danger of bitterness that can arise from family and community and may be manifested in some future criminal action.
STUDIES IN the area of institutional confinement have revealed that as many
as 80 per cent of the people confined in institutions could be maintained in the
The Kaisas Board of Probation and Parole has the responsibility of providing information to the courts of the state to and the courts in determining which cases require probation and which should be incarcerated. Probation is within the discretion of the court.
The board also has the responsibility of determining which cases are to be paroled and providing a field staff to supervise offenders on probation and parole.
Currently, the board has a field staff of 30 parole officers serving most of the district courts of the state, according to a report released by the department and parole. Several large urban counties have their own county parole systems. These county systems are predicated on a bailiff-parole officer performing some of the duties as well as the parole officer's duty.
HENRY SAID that the bailiff-parole
officer system had not been satisfactory in a number of areas and was one phase of the probation system that should have some attention.
If the Board of Probation and Parole is to effectively operate, improvements need to be made. According to Henry, some of the services provided by parole will be based on additional well-trained parole officers who will provide better services to the courts and to the parole
Currently, the 30 parole officers have an average case load in excess of 60 cases, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Some of the parole officers are in areas where they must serve as many as 15 counties. With all of this geography to accommodate for them to handle a large case load.
A number of courts have indicated to Henry that they think they should have their own probation officers instead of an army might be serving as many as five courts.
"UNFOUNDATELY, we just don't have staff to provide this kind of service to the courts," said Henry, "and consequently, the staff is unable to make adequate pre-sentence investigations that would help the court a great deal in amalgamating the power of offender it has before them; that the individual are and, hopefully, provide aerta as to whether he could be continued in the community under probation."
With more officers there could be more pre-sentence investigations. With the benefit of this additional information, courts could be placing more people on probation, rather than sending them to prison.
Another area in need of attention is the super vision of misdemeanor cases, Henry
"Many misdemeanor cases should have assistance from the parole officer," said Mr. Crawford, providing such assistance, many of these cases, and not continue criminal careers and
become felony offenders."
HENRY SAID that for any probation or parole plan to work, there must be community acceptance and support for those people on probation or parole.
Presently, there are three half-way houses in Kansas and Henry said he would like to see more of them so that needs in this area could be adequately met.
To help facilitate these ends, there are in Kansas what are called 'half-way counselors' who act as a place for paroles and probationers to. They provide guidance, counselling and employment assistance, and they take on parolees's or probationer's immediate need.
If offenders are kept in the community, it will not only increase the chances for recapture, but it will tremendous saving to the taxpayer. Henry estimated that it cost ten times more to keep a person in an institution than it cost under supervision in the community.
WHEN AN offender is retained in the community, he can live with his family, work, pay taxes and assist as a productive citizen, something that he cannot do when he is not in the community. Retaining an offender in the community also eliminates the stigma of prison.
"It's generally agreed that, in many cases, the prison experience is harmful rather than helpful." said Henry. "It's very difficult to rehabilitate someone who are confined to an institution with other problem cases similar to their own."
While there was an opportunity for an offender to become involved in vocational or educational programs while continued to be a threat, the challenge is difficult for an individual to become motivated while he was in confinement. Henry said he thought that a great deal more good could be done with these individuals in cases, they were kept in the community.
COLDER
The University of Kansas—Lawrence Kansas
82nd Year. No. 63
Friday, December 3, 1971
Irrigation Drains Kansas Water
Butz Sworn In As Secretary Of Agriculture
Ry The Associated Press
With President Nixon at his elbow, Earl L. Butz was sworn in as secretary of agriculture Thursday night shortly after the Senate narrowly confirmed his
"I think he will be a better secretary for the man he has been through." Nixon said.
The Senate confirmed outz's nomination
the day after afternoon after a long
congregation hallelujah.
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Batz, sworn by a Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmur, said he would get to the job immediately and promised to take his place. He was also in charge. He did not see security what he would do
"When the President told me this was the toughest job in Washington," Butz said, "I didn't realize what a master of understatement he was."
Corcoran said the vote of the other Republican senator from Kansas was no surprise. "Sen. Robert Dole's vote in favor of Dr. Butz—and against the Kansas farmer—was expected," Corcoran said. Sen. Dole repeated, she has shown a willingness to join the Republican Party and third to Kansas citizens." Corcoran said.
Both parties saw the close vote as the opening shot in next year's farm belt
The Democratic party official said "Dr. Butz's apparent favoritism toward big businesses and corporate farming interests could only be in direct opposition to the best interests of Kansas and the Kansas agricultural communities."
"Only six days ago, Sen. Pearson sent a letter to President Nikon complaining Dr. Butz is "the wrong man for the wrong job." Mr. Corcran said in a pre-statement.
In Topeka, the Democratic national committeeman from Kansas, Tom Corrana said Thursday he was willing to bribe B. Pearson, Sen. James B. Pearson's "complete 180-degree abfrage from his earlier pronouncements" in the confirmation of Butz as secretary of state.
"Either Seen. Pearson wrote that letter to President Nixon in haste, not knowing the facts of the matter, or by voting for Dr. Buzin's confirmation, reneged on his evidence," the Arizona said.
Kansan Staff Photo by ED LALLO
Whooping It Up
Museum. Several exhibits, including one featuring the horse *Commane* were displayed in the museum.
Athletic Corporation Loses 7 Dealer License Tags
The Kansas Motor Vehicle Department has revoked seven dealers' license plates used on cars loaned to dealers to the KU department. Superintendent H. J. Urlich said Wednesday.
Defense Group Now Attempting To Raise Bond for Randy Gould
The action involved seven Kansas car dealers. Each had one plate revoked. Urich declined to identify the dealers. Use of dealers' license tags on cars lent to the athletic corporation was revealed two weeks ago by the University Daily Kansan.
place cars on loan so long as cars were properly tagged and carried regular
the Kansas City 4 Defense Committee held a press conference Thursday morning at the Penn Valley Friends House in Kansas City, Mo., to try to raise bond money for Randy Gould, former KU football coach, who inspires to make and transport pipe bombs.
Gould must return to Lawrence to face three counts in connection with a bombing incident at the home of former Douglas E. Hearne of Mississippi has decided
Ulrich said that seven dealers had been notified to remove the dealers' plates from the building.
"They are to submit these to our office, and if they plan to keep the cars in the same use, they must title them and register them and give proper licenses."
Ulrich said dealers could continue to
Hearns signed an extradition warrant Thursday at the request of Douglas County where Gould's bond has already been set. Gould's committee is also trying to lower the bond.
By PHILLIP WILDMAN
Kansan Staff Writer
Ulrich said car loan arrangements at other universities in the state weren't available.
"An American Civil Liberties Union newsletter which was distributed this month is available at www.americancivilliberties.org."
Lynn Darr, another defense committee member, said that the only evidence presented at the extraction hearing was research based on newspaper and TV coverage.
Richie Hughes, a defense committee member.
"It's a pity that don't realize that we mothers raise our boys to do good and he is trying to only get a few ideas across," she said.
"We're sure that they can't have any evidence because Randy was innocent,"
Gould's mother, Dora Gould, appeared with the committee and made an im-
She said that Gould was not arrested until a year later the events in which he was involved occurred.
"Do they know that when they touch one child they touch more . . . what is life all about?"
Gould had been a political activist during most of his KU residency, and it is the contention of the defense committee that Gould was out by the government as a scapegoat and used to set an example for others who might oppose their policies. Vietnamese
"Randy could spend up to 180 days in jail before a trial even comes up," said Hughee. "This bail is an attempt to keep him on track, being able to adequately defend himself."
"We don't save money and we don't have prestige, but we're people," Miss Diana said.
"These are good kids, these aren't takers—there certainly are enough of them."
Committee member Candy Zierdt said that Randy was in Kansas City and would turn himself in in the next few days, when a warrant was issued.
Good Results Foreseen
Dollar Falls But Prices Of World Stocks Go Up
NEW YORK (AP) -- Record low prices for the dollar in Europe and rising stock market prices worldwide are cheerful as investors head to Akron as well as London and Tokyo.
The dollar closed above the day's low point in London, Paris and Zurich but at a record low in Frankfurt, despite support buying by the West German Bundesbank
The dollar slumped sharply at the opening of exchange markets but then governments banks stepped in to buy large amounts to head off a drastic plunge.
The decline had been triggered by reports from a Rome monetary meeting of finance ministers that Treasury Secretary John B. Connally was ready to negotiate a dollar devaluation in relation to gold as the realignment of world money values.
A BOOM WAS set off in European stock markets by the prospect of an early end of the crisis in international trading since President Nixon set up import restrictions and cut the dollar's ties with gold on Aug. 15.
Prices were higher in all major ex-changes and in London reached the highest level.
The other side of this coin, of course, is that if you go abroad, your dollar will get you less than it has been getting. It will take more dollars to meet the 36-mark price of the hotel where your stop in Germany.
How can it be good news that your dollar is worth less abroad?
Because it means American goods will be cheaper for foreigners to buy. It will take fewer marks, for example, for a dollar value of an million price tag of an American computer.
All of this, of course, leaves the domestic value of the dollar unchanged.
AND RISING STOCK market levels abroad show that business is improving enough to give foreigners the money to buy—another good sign for Americans connected in any way with manufactured goods for export.
The stock market levels also reflect the relief of international business at signs the world's money problem may be near a huge step. The biggest industrial nations, meeting in Rome this week, all reported progress toward fixing new values for their currencies. They reached no agreement will meet again in Washington Dec. 17-18.
The results, therefore, could include more jobs for the American worker whose product is sold overseas, more sales for the farmer whose produce is exported and more return for the investor in a corporation with business interests abroad.
on imports, it was reported at the Rome meeting.
The U.S. may agree to raise the price of gold and remove the 10 per cent extra duty
THE DOLLAR went down Thursday in the wake of the meeting because of the prospect that as a result of the emerging markets it would be worth less in foreign currencies.
Anybody having dollars was smart to sell them for local marks or yn or francs, because he can expect to buy them back later for less than he receives now.
If the other countries, as part of the money agreement, also remove barriers to U.S. goods, the overseas market will be brisker than ever. And Brisk exports are good for the exporter, giving surer jobs and more overtime.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP)—Cambodia's northeastern front was threatened with collapse Thursday after the fall of two key towns, including Baray, forward headquarters for a 20,000-man operation there.
Other sources reported ailing Premier Lot Nol ordered on Tuesday that Barry was to remain in New York mar, six miles farther north, to prevent complete disaster. Official reports reaching Sagar on Wednesday said both sides of the dispute had cleared the first confirmation from Phon Perch.
The Cambodians were reported being massed in more easily defended positions.
Military sources called the loss of Baray, 60 miles north of Phnom Penh, the worst Cambodian defeat in 20 months of war.
Cambodia Threatened At Northeastern Front
stretch of Highway 6, which they had been trying to clear.
THE SOURCES that was said this was true of Kompong Thmar, but that at Baray soldiers with their families fled in small groups and hid inside the intense enemy rocket and mortar barrage.
Lon Nol, recovering from a crippling stroke suffered in February, took a helicopter to Skoum Wednesday and spent the day there conferring with his top of-
The Cambodians set out Aug. 9 to clean the highway to Kompong Thom.
The Cambodian high command, announcing abandonment of the two towns,
Most were moving north but others were stragging to Skoun, a strongpoint about 25 miles south of Baray. Unofficial reports said that the group attacked Phen Pemh, also came under heavy attack.
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Mrs. Dora Gould
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Kansan Staff Photo by ED LALLO