P«gf»4 Portland Observar Thursday. May 17. 1979
Behind the Wall
American State Bank
Larry Baker 135021,
O.S.P. Correspondent
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2737 N.E. Union
A man and his prison
It is better to do a good deed near
home, than travel a thousand miles
to burn incense.
Chinese Pro verb
You don’t have to ask Hoyt C.
Cupp what Oregon State Peniten
tiary is all about. On any given day,
he’ll be tnori than glad to tell you.
And i f that L n’t enough he w ill per
sonally mak the arrangements to
show you.
This is or s uniqueness demon
strated to th< public by the 52-vear-
old Superin endent at O regon’ s
maximum security prison. W hile
many other prisons around the U.S.
remain apprehensive and sensitive to
exposure o f their daily operations,
Cupp welcomes it. C upp’s m otto
might go as follows: " I f you aint got
nothin' to hide, you amt got nothin*
to fear.”
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graduated from North Salem High.
When World War II came along,
Cupp joined the Navy at the age of
seventeen. Three years and nine
m onths later he received an
honorable discharge
In M ay 1948, Cupp came to
O.S.P. as a correctional officer. In
November 1951 he was promoted tc
sergeant and prom oted again to
correctional lieutenant in June 1952.
In 1956. Cupp graduated from the
School o f C o rre ctio n a l A d m in i
stra tio n ,
George
W ashington
University. When Cupp was promot
ed to Captain on December 1, 1958
he transferred to a newly built insti
tution, the Oregon Correctional In
stitution.
It wasn’t until July 1, 1967 that
Cupp accepted the position as assis
tant superintendent at O .C .I. and
eight months later he returned to
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Cupp talks with Inmates Anthony Link and Anthony Raid.
O.S.P. as acting warden.
"W h e n Cupp came back home
(O .S .P .),” a correctional o ffic e r
(who wishes his name withheld) said,
"Every employee and inmate in the
prison knew Cupp would make sure
he would be available to everyone in
side these walls more than any other
warden in Oregon’s penal history.”
And true enough, Cupp has made
this a fact over the years.
H.C. Cupp’s professional talents
did not come from classroom lec
tures and academic textbooks. He
bases his prison smoothness upon his
experience and common sense. His
real talents are found in his fairness
in dealing w ith incarcerated in d i
viduals in a human manner, as w it
nessed by inmate A nthony Reid.
“ M r. Cupp seems to me to be a man
who w ill listen to what you have io
say. And if you lay it on the line
straight with him, he w ill help you.
He w ill help you in every way he can,
no matter i f you’ re Black, white or
yellow. 1 can respect a man like
that.”
"C upp w ill give you full consid
Hoyt Cupp helps inmates Wesley Sickmann and Ken Burham with
their school work.
What is the feeling o f the general
population on so much public expo
sure? Well, as one prisoner put it,
"Sometimes you see so many ‘ free
people’ in this ‘jo in t,’ that you have
to go looking for a convict.”
Many o f the inmates w ill not refer
to O.S.P. as a ‘jo in t.’ The prison is
becoming more commonly known as
“ Cupp’s House.” Since the Oregon
taxpayers are the landlords it’s kind
o f neat seeing them take such an in
terest in their property every now
and then.
How did "T h e M an” come to
create this peaceful atmosphere in a
1,500 man prison? This institution is
supposed to hold Oregon’ s most
dangerous human beings and
societies rejected misfits. Only Hoyt
C. Cupp can answer that question.
This is the month H.C. Cupp cele
brates his 32nd year as an employee
o f the State o f Oregon. So let’s take
a closer look at the man whose name
has become known throughout the
State o f Oregon as the "Keeper of
the Keys” in Salem, Oregon.
Born in Salem on June 22, 1927 he
attended public schools in Salem and
eration if you’ re truthful with him ,”
stated Wesley Sickmann (inmate).
Respect, that was something Cupp
worked hard to obtain, as shown by
the different organizations he has
been affiliated with: West Central
W arden’ s and S uperintendent’ s
A ssociation
(past
president);
American Corrections Association;
Oregon C orrections Association;
American Association o f Wardens
and Superintendents (officer); Police
and Standard Training Board (ap
pointed by G overnor H a tfie ld );
Board o f Directors, Salem Boy’ s
C lu b ; Assistant Chairm an fo r
U.G.N. o f Marion and Polk Coun
ties; Member o f East Salem Rotary
and Toastmasters; Past President of
Salem S o ftb a ll, Basketball and
W illam ette Valley Pistol League;
M ember and Coach o f Oregon
Police Team; and Board o f Direc
tors, American Cancer Society. Now
your health
and
that’s respect.
W ith C u p p ’ s second home
(O.S.P.) overcrowded with youthful
offenders, he takes personal pride in
encouraging them to obtain a high
school education or an Associate Arts
Degree. He also encourages them to
take advantage o f vocational train
ing programs inside the p riso n ’ s
walls. Both programs were establish
ed under Cupp’s administration.
“ Cupp takes interest in my
education,” says Anthony Link, age
nineteen. “ And he’s a fair m an."
Thirty-two years is a long time to
dedicate ones life to serving people,
but the amazing thing is that Hoyt C.
C upp did not have to leave his
hometown to do a good deed for the
State o f Oregon.
So how do you end a story o f a
man who carries a fabulous career?
Simple. You don’ t.
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EXODUS GROWS
Reports its Director Rosalie Boothe
1. EXODUS is implementing Portland's first com
munity-based Youth Theatre Alcohol Awareness
Project, this project is funded by the Department
of Labor.
2. EXODUS through its community Advisory Coun
cil will implement the "EXODUS Forum", which
is an information sharing service to the commu
nity. The first forum presentation will be held at
12:30 p.m., May 17, 1979 at EXODUS Day-
Treatment Center.
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3. EXODUS has also grown to develop the
"EXODUS Women Forum" which is composed
of women in treatment of alcoholism, from care
units, Portland hospitals, institutions, educational
centers and agencies.
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CATCHING ON — Everybody's practicing for the
Urban 4-H disco dance and dance contest on the
calendar for May 28th, from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at
the Albina Arts Centar, 8 N.E. Killingsworth Theme
for the event is "Come Catch the Rhythm of the
S troke.” Sandra Hinton, Urban 4-H community
worker, is in charge of arrangements for the dance
announces Ira D Mumford. O8U extansion agent.
Urban 4-H. Kim Kimmons. above center, teaches a
group of disco fans how to catch the rhythm.
4. EXODUS graduated its third class on the "Triple
R Concept" (Rights, Respect and Responsibility
concept), April 7, 1979.
EXODUS is fast becoming an important service cen
ter to our community. With nearly 400 clients, and
employing 16 full-time employees.