Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, November 28, 1991
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Prison program puts inmates to work
By Shannon Peters
Special to the Kansan
Beau Dreiling says that when he walks out the door to go to work every morning, he wants to keep on walking and never go back.
But the 24-year-old KU student returns every night, picks up the phone at the entrance to the Douglas building — returning — from work release."
The door clicks open, and he goes back to jail, where he has lived for the past two months, serving time for drunk driving charges. He is serviced sentences of 90 days to one year and hopes to be rescued before summer.
Dreiling is one of nine inmates in the Douglas County Jail with work-release status. The work-release program gives non-violent criminals an opportunity to work outside the jail so they can pay fines and court costs.
Mark Matese, director of Douglass County community corrections, said criminals were sentenced to the program by a judge. If they are employed before imprisonment, they can keep their old jobs. If not, they go through a job search while in the program.
In addition to taking six hours of correspondence courses at the University of Kansas and working toward a bachelor's degree in journalism, Dreiling works as a clerk at Miller Mart convenience store, 1801 Cedar Street, and as the maintenance manager on some Apartments, 1311 George Court.
He said he worked 98 hours a week to pay fines of almost $2,500.
"They get me up at 6:45 in the morning," he said. "By the time I get in and get a shower, it's on 2 p.m. 12 a.m. on basically four hours of sleep."
"When we come in, some of the guards just call us back, and we go
and change into our greens. Some of the guards strip-search us. With the hours I have, we need to get back there and my sleep. They know that.
A 10-bunk cell
The jail is on the second floor of the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement center, 11th and New Hampshire streets.
Underhersherf Don Dalquest said work-release inmates were housed in a 10-bank cell with windows made of thick, virtually unbreakable Plexiglas. The cell has a shower, sink, toilet and television
Dreiling said work-release inmates talked to each other, watched television, read and played cards during their free time.
"Time goes so slowly in there," he said. "It can drive you nuts. Sometimes sleeping is the best thing you can do."
Dalquest said inmates were allowed to leave the cell to go to the gym or to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
Matese said there were 120 work release inmates at the center in 1989. Most were serving time for misdemeanor charges, and more than half were serving time for drug or alcohol-related crimes.
Dalquest said that the jail commonly housed more than its capacity of 52, which greatly affected work-release inmates.
"The jail population in the state of Kansas is overflowing." he said
Dreiling said, "The first week that I was there, there were 17 inmates in the to-bank cell. I spent the first two weeks on the floor." The floor. Now there are only nine of us.
A model program
Matese said overcrowding was not
Dreiling looks over some receipts during his work-release job at the Miller Mart convenience store.
See JAIL, p. 9
Junior high students protest ban
Kansan staff report
Five students at Central Junior High School came to school with their mouthes shut shirt yesterday to promote proper improper censorship at the school.
Rachel Munoz, Central ninth-grade, said she and other students were protesting because school officials did not allow the teacher that showed Earth in a condom.
The poster was made by a Central student who was a candidate in a mock presidential election at the school, 1400 Massachusetts St. The student wanted to show her concern for the AIDS epidemic, Munoz said.
"The election was part of our civics class," she said. "The poster said, 'Make the world a safer place.' They told her and told she she could not put it up."
Dan James, principal of Central,
said he had forbidden students to use
the drawing.
"About two weeks ago, some students approached me and asked if they could use the logo on their campaign literature." Jaimes said. "I told them it would not be appropriate. I think we must have a learning situation at the school that isn't detracted by that kind of thing."
Munoz said five students wore tape over their mouths for the entire day, and several more had their mouths taped for part of the day.
"Almost 30 people had their mouths taped in my English class," she said.
Professor wants SenEx to discuss ads in timetables
Munoz said another student, Daisie Riley, began organizing the protest Nov. 21 after hearing a speech Munoz gave for their English class.
Kansan staff writer
By Yvonne Guzman
inappropriate
The University Senate Executive Committee discussed a proposed resolution yesterday from a KU faculty member who would become the indefinite continue to carry advertisements.
Robert E. Basow, assistant professor of advertising and a member of University Council, said he would like to stimulate interest in the topic of a month that advertising in the timetable was
"I hope things go well." Bassow said. "We have to be respectful of each other's feel
The proposed resolution states that the timetable should be allowed to carry advertisements. Council members will discuss the issue at their Dec. 6 meeting.
In a letter to Frances Ingemann, chairperson of SenEx, Basow said the University should encourage advertising as much as possible in the University.
The idea of restricting advertising raises questions about freedom of speech, Basow said.
SenEx first addressed the issue of advertising in the timetable on Oct. 23, after receiving a letter from Elizabeth Banks, associate professor of classics.
Banks did not ask that the timetable discontinue advertising but said that she thought the advertisement for bar soap on cover pack of the Fall 1990 timetable was sexist.
the driver's seat and rear
wearing shorts and a halter top.
The University should be more discriminatory when choosing advertisements, she said. The advertisement depicted a woman shorts and a ballerina top.
After some discussion, SenEx voted 4-3 on Oct. 23 to oppose advertising in the timetable. But Basow said there were many issues that needed to be discussed.
One is economic. Advertising in the timetable generates $15,000 to $20,000 a semester.
However, Basow said the issue also represented First Amendment questions. Faculty
members will have to consider both freedom of expression and freedom from intrusion.
Basow said he realized that when SenEx passed the resolution, it inadvertently might have overlooked the possibility of infringing on freedom of expression.
"I don't think the issue of censorship has crossed anyone's mind," he said.
However, the issue arose because of objection to a single advertisement. Basow said that everyone saw different things in advertisements
Money from trees goes to local shelter
Kansan staff writer
By Wes Denton
For the next couple of days, Lawrence residents can get a glance at $17,000 worth of Christmas trees.
Last night at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St., 50 decorated trees were auctioned off for a total of $17,000. The trees will be on display at Liberty Hall today and tomorrow as part of the fourth annual Festival of Trees.
The trees were donated and decorated by local businesses, community organizations and individuals, said Barbara Brand, co-chairperson of the festival.
ing," for $1,000.
Lawrence residents examine one of several Christmas trees at Liberty Hall.
The festival is sponsored by the Shelter, 105 W 11th St., a local organization that provides shelter for homeless people.
Judy Culley, director of the Shelter, said the festival raised money through $2 admission fees and the auction to support the shelter.
Last night, the trees sold at an average of
$300. Cullev said.
Some of the trees at the auction were selling for much more than the average estimate. Mack Price of Lawrence bought a tree donated by South Junior High School, 2734 Louisiana St., that was decorated with children's novels, titled "The Gift of Read-
"Once I saw it, I really liked it," he said.
"And the money is for a good cause."
Price, who did not expect to spend a large amount of money at the auction, he heard about the tree from his daughter, a student who helped decorate it.
HALO chooses officers
By Holly M. Neuman
Kansan staff writer
The term that Angela Cervantes began last November as president of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization ended in 2015 when she were elected and assumed their responsibilities.
The new officers are: president, Louie Lopez, Kansas City, Kan., junior; vice president, Suzanne Racine, Arlington Heights, III., sophomore, treasurer, Paul Rodriguez, Ellsworth junior; secretary, Lisa Molina, Knob Noster, Mo., junior; sergeant at arms, Marisol Romero, Topeka freshman; and Brian, Mary Brown, Lawrence sophomore.
Some of the newly elected officers said that they were pleased with the energy of the group this semester and that one of their members later attended the enthusiasm of Hispanic students.
"I'm pleased with everything that HALO has accomplished this semester." Lopez said. "We had a list of goals we wanted to fulfill, and we did them all."
One of those goals was participating in Hispanic Heritage Month, he said.
Lopez, who served as treasurer for the organization last year, said he thought of
HALO as an organization that not only gave Hispanic students an opportunity to learn more about their heritage, but also as an instructor and campus to learn about the Hispanic heritage.
"People have seen what a change student groups can make. People are feeding off of that energy. It's great."
Racine said, "I want to make a difference in HALO. It's having such a voice on campus, and people are starting to recognize the need to want to be able to input into the organization."
Racine said she would like to concentrate on having HALO members visit high schools and junior high schools for recruiting drivers to assist in the construction of priority groups such as the Black Student Union.
"I want to see us work together, but each group needs to set aside and concentrate on the task."
In addition, Lopez said the organization probably would change the way it celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month. Instead of devoting only the month of November to the group will recognize the national celebration from mid-September to mid-November.
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