Black convicts find understanding ‘ ■'I’ T v ve * had enough of prison life . I want to go h o m e ." "M y w ife and ch ild re n need 'tie at home. | don'f (»long her'«.** " I 'v e learned my lesson. | want to get out of h o re ." I l»ae i n typ ica l of the re ­ m arks C u rtis C . C re w io ru hears e ve rytim e lie v is its a Federal prison as one of the eight m em bers of the U . S. D epartm ent of J u s tic e 's Hoard of P a ro le . On a recent t r ip to t ie Fed­ e ra l p e n ite n tia ry |n Atlanta, lie le a rd 116 pleas fo r pa ro le . " I can only hear onecase at a tim e and | judge each case on Its individual m e r l t s / 'M r . C ra w fo rd e xp la ins. " T h is Is one business In which two plus two d ie s n 't n e cessa rily make fo u r. There are no set stan­ dards try which you can judge whether an Individual Is ready to re tu rn to society because 1« o r slie fa lls In a c e rta in c r i ­ te r ia .’ ’ Kegardless of th e ir pleas fo r freedom , the Inmates have learned In dealing w ith C ra w ­ fo rd that they ca n 't " c o n " ttw man w ith tie thin mustache and affable s m ile . M r . C ra w ford la not boasting w le n le says 1» has heard m ost of tie s to rie s p riso n e rs te ll In t r y ­ ing to w in th e ir freedom . Chances are good that If C ra w fo rd did not te a r tie plea as a defense attorney w hile In priva te law p ra ctice In St. I.o u ls , 1« probably heard it as a p ro se cu to r. He was a t r ia l- attorney In the St. L o u is C ir ­ c u it A tto rn e y's office fro m I9S6 to 1964, serving as chief t r ia l assistant fo r two yea rs. If lie m issed t ie story as a p ro se cu to r o r defense at­ torney, lie got a th ird chance w h ile serving as a provisional judge in St. L o u is ' C o u rt of C rim in a l C o rre c tio n s . " I feel | have a le tt e r than average background to review parole a p p lic a tio n s ," C raw ­ fo rd says, " la m f a m llls r w lt h po lice . F B I re p o rts, and all phases of legal proceedings. So when I see a man’ s record I have a p re tty good klea of DR. JEFFREY BRADY MODERN U M IIK E DENTAL PLATES partial plates and extractions Immediate Restorations Plate« ItM artad Im m adletely a tta r taath ara estreated • Partial Plates • Dental Plates SLEEP IHININC P o r t iin : o b s e rv e r _________ Book praises Guyana The In He eigh t years le has leeri P rim e M in is te r of Guy- ■ tn, F orbes Burnham has ■een Guyana becomes tre n d ­ setter and an im pressive force, riot only w ith in tie G arib le an, lu t w ith in t ie Commonwealth and the H im ) W o rld , •'Is book, \ Destiny to M l u lJ. I hue Items Daily! LIQUIDATORS OF FRUCHT 0 A M A C IGOODS AMO MANUFACTURfS CLOSIOUTS Finally A rriv e d ! , v a ila ld e lo N o r th A m erica a fte r its o rig in a l publication in England ( A f r i­ can P ublishing Company, 275 »“ « •» . »9^0. sets fo rth tie years from Burnham ’ s I reak with D r. ( le d d i lagan and the People’ s P ro g re ssive •'a rty to Guyana's present C u rtis C , f.rs w fo rd , only hlack m em ber of tlar I s P a ro le n , . r .i n . . stability and c h a ra c te r. black p ris o n e r applying fo r pa ro le . " ’ ’ stens t0 sto ry of a '•u>aria did not achieve in ­ dependence u n til 1966; fo u r years la te r than Jam aica and his background. | don't have ! rinidad. ye t in F ebruary and to a certain point tle y are M ore than h a lf of t ie inmates to leave too much to assump­ 1970 she set a lead by becom­ rig h t. It's true that Blacks were black, yet tfe re were lew tion o r m isconception.” ing t ie f ir s t re jx ib lic In the speak E nglish, but out in tie black guards o r counselors. ■ . gheiio, you know, we speak i ( if lie eight m e n d e rs on It's only fa ir that we should C o o je ra tive R ejxiblic in which the Hoard, only C ra w ford and d iffe re n t kind of language. If hav m ore m in o ritie s rep re­ her governm ent's so cia list you are black an t you were M rs . Paula A. lennant sented in the c o rre ctio n s sys­ philosophy is g i v e n f o r m law degrees. Hut C ra w ford brought up H e re , It helps to te m ." thr ough the cooperative move­ feels he has another advan- understand th e ir cases.” Before le in g appointed to m ent. le is the only B lack on the Board of P arole. C ra w ford C ra w ford was ajipointed by This new status co n firm s the Hoard. was d is tr ic t d ie c to r fo r the I resident Nixon to t ie post many indications that Guyana Small Business A d m in istra ­ “ I fir m ly le lie v e that a on Novem ber 9. 1970. | j e is ■■■■' ■ >,•1 arn I . .vidu- tion o ffic e in St. L o u is . He black is In a position to un­ tie th ird Black to serve on aJity and d iscove ring tier own re ca lls that fo u r months be­ the Hoard of P a ro le , The oth­ derstand tie problem s of t ie way forw a rd, fo re his appointment, tie of- b la c k s ," le says, e r black m e n d e rs were sco- •l w a s P rim e M in is te r fice had processed only nine vell Richardson and Hom er U . S. Bureau of P risons Burnham who led Guyana to loans. In t ie ensuing six Henson, who served fro m 195 ihdejendence and into becom­ s ta tis tic s show that tfe r e are months, tie office processed to 1958 and 196? to 1969, re­ some S,25o Blacks among tie ing a re jxib lic and, who is 161 loans. spe ctively. m ore than 21,500 inmates in la rg e ly resjior.si.'le io rG u y - He also served as d ire c to r Federal Institutio ns. ana’ s present s ta b ility . C ra w fo rd does not mince of the l.eg al Aid Society of w ords w le n le says th a tm o re \ Destiny to M ould, .1 se­ t ie c ity an J county of st. "Y o u ought to see th e ir Blacks and o tle r m in o rity lection of B urnham 's si>eech- L o u is . faces light up when they see m e n d e rs are needed in all es and jxib llc statement over A graduate of West V ir g in ­ m e ," C ra w ford says. "T h e y areas of co rre c tio n s . Point­ a five year je r io d , provides ia State C o lle g e .C ra w fo m ub- probably feel that a Black man ing to t ie A ttic s . New Y o rk a contem porary comment on tamed his law degree from can understand them le tte r p rison r io t In 1971 1« sayS^ a ll the sig nifica nt points in L in c o ln U n ive rsity in |95|. the recent h is to ry of Guy ana. 3 Corner Stores • 283*3171 Worth Killinysworth ot Albino A SPECIAL SHIPMENT WE'VE WAITED FOR WEENS TO ARRIVE! 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