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From behind the wall
continually put into that
“old trick bag” at the whim
of a people who we know
by Chari«« W illiam .
Too often, we aee head
linea in the newapapera
declaring that crime ratea
are on the up awing arroaa
thia nation.
Well, if one
meaaurea that declaration
by the vaat and over
whelming number of new
committmenta arriving here
at O.8.P. then multiply by
50 the final analyaia muat
be a definite yea!
Usually we are given the
viewa of thoae people de
aignated aa ex perla in the
field of corrections and the
ever eluaive rehabilationa
divisions and though theae
p eo p le a re a o m e tim e a
thought of aa being liberala,
the
fart
ia,
they
are
conditioned to think
in
inreal terma. I<et me aay
now that thia article ia not
merely a deprecating aaault
on the many thouaanda of
people working in the field
of correctiona, aa obvioualy,
there ia a demand for
re socialization program a
for the men and women
preaently incarcerateci in
thia nationa priaona.
And
equally aa important ia the
many young people who are
on the verge of entering
into a life of crime.
To aimply have available,
vocational tra in in g pro
grama without the outaidr
contarla to plug theae new
traineea into meana virtu
ally nothing but a waste of
tax dollara...it'a like know
ing how to cook without
food. For many ex felons,
their total bank roll ronaiat
of the amall dole, or if you
wiah, discharge or parole
allocation.
The former
being $100.00 and 150.00 for
the latter. Now if we are
to truly be realistic about
this, just how far and how
much ran be done with
either of these sums the
way prices keep going up?
Remember too, that you are
dealing with people who are
in essence being re born,
people looking for a place in
a new lifestyle and they do
indeed need more than
"Good Intentions", because
as their rash becomes less,
the old feelings begin to
return with additional con
fused insecurity.
Rut w a it, let's go back.
Now we are at the beginn
ing.
(Trial & Conviction)
Our brother has just re
reived twenty years from
the honorable judge D o
right.
Now the judge,
recognizing that this man
has a drug problem, informs
that brother that while
serving time, he can learn a
trade, as well as receive
counseling for his fight with
drugs. The brother comes
to prison, learns a trade,
earns his G.K.D. certificate
but there is no help for the
w ar
a g a in s t
m ig h ty
“Herion".
No relation is
formed between his need to
“understand", and/or “rea­
son” for his habit.
Men take antibuse so that
they ran participate in the
w o rk /s rh o o l release p ro ­
gram. For drug users, well
they must give periodic
urine samples for testing
and with that, they are
expected to stop using.
Now I ask you, is that real?
I'm inclined to believe that
it is only idealistic, and for
those who have tried to
give up smoking, multiply
that urge to smoke by 1000,
and you might come close
to understanding the plight
of a herion addict.
Let's now look at another
side of those incarcerated.
Incarceration does not, per
se, remove innate emotions
and needs, and
though
prisons are over filled, it is
a very lonely and unreal
life.
There is no love in
prisons, nor is there any
gentleness or real concern.
Most people in prison are
concerned only with the
loved ones they left outside
and their eventual release.
Prison is a place where you
are forced to turn off the
faucets of human emotions,
because too often kindness
is taken for weakness. No,
there is no love in prisons,
and its been proven that all
humans, need love or some
form,
from
someone in
order to survive. What I'm
trying to
say here is:
Contact with loved ones and
people that can relate ia
extremely important.
Corrections & Rehabilit
ation people cannot just
generalize a plan to apply
to prisoners, because they
are dealing with individuals.
So the programs must be
tailored to fit. Granted, the
methods of dealing with
law breakers has come a
considerable long way from
the old method. However,
there is still room for more
improvements and it's be
coming more and more
obvious, that the people
presently holding these jobs
as correctional staff, do not
have the answers.
Since
we are dealing with the
Black Prisoner, we must
concentrate upon his situa
tion.
Black men are returned to
prison from work release
programs because of per
sonality differences
with
the white staff supervisors
and because a Blackman is
known not to particularly
care tor whites, he is
marked as a trouble maker.
He is then certain to be
returned for; driving a car,
taking a drink, things that
the
white
inmates
are
seldom returned for. Very
seldom is a Blackman re­
turned to this institution for
committing a new crime, on
the other hand, whites ape
often returned for committ­
ing crimes against others
while on the program and
in many rases these men
are not held long, and in
some cases they are given
paroles.
Have you ever wondered
why there are no Black
people working in the work
and school release houses
throughout this state? Well
it's something that you
should look into because as
long as Blacks are excluded
from employment in these
areas, there will never be
any real representation for
Blarkmen in prison. Every
one that a Black man is
supposed to deal with on
any of these programs is
white, and how does it
sound going to another
white man, to tell him that
his brother is indeed doing
you wrong. Hell, that's like
telling Jessie James that
Frank James just robbed
you.
• Because of the role that Rodio C ib Co played in the
murder of 17 year old Rickie Charles Johnson
• We hove the power Io stop supporting organization
ond companies that have conspired with the police in the
murder of Block people
• We coll upon the Black community and other
concerned citizens who want justice for oil to join us
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QUESTIONS UNANSWERED BY THE INQUEST
During the inquest why did Assistant Attorney Generol
John Moore refuse to osk 25 questions submitted to him
by the Johnson's family lawyer?
• Why did Sanford shoot into the street at Homer
Zachery?
Sanford soidhe shot Rickie Johnson in the bock of the
head because his life was in danger How con a man
running down the street alto endanger ywu life?
•
Why was Homer physically abused by three officers?
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• Why was Rickie Johnson struck in the middle of the
back of the head unless he was running from the police
officer?
• Why was Rickie Johnson's unloaded gun found ten
feet from his body (behind him) unless he dropped it or
threw it down and ran?
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• Why do the police use racist ond filthy language
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DR. JEFFREY BRADY Says:
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John A. Mills, retiring
president of the Urban
league of Portland, will be
given the Levy Award at
the organization’s annual
d in n er m eeting F rid a y ,
April 18th. Also receiving
awards for service to the
Urban League will be H.J.
Belton Hamilton and James
Lee, both of whom have
completed twenty-five years
of helping the organization
in various capacities.
The
dinner will be held in the
Grand
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I t is our hope to get the
active involvement of all
agencies and the Black
Community.
Without help
and assistence from our
own, we are destined to be
W« demand the Justice Dept in Wash , DC order the FEI
to investigate the murders of Rickie Charles Johnson 17,
Charles Meoefee Kenny Allen, and Joe Hopkins, the
four Black men who have been killed by the Portland
Police Dept within the last six months
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