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1 Portland Observer, October 1, 1981 Page 5 Hilliard receives honorary degree \Leggroanpromoted Y WILLIAM HILLIARD P A C IF IC U N IV E R S IT Y . Forest Grove. Ore. — W illiam A . H illiard , assistant m anaging ed ito r o f the Portland Oregonian and a Pacific U niversity alum nus, was honored by his alm a m ater Tuesday a fte r noon with the awarding o f the hon orary degree o f doctor o f laws. H il liard received a bachelor o f science degree in journalism from Pacific in 1952. Hilliard was cited for his “ contri butions to our society through his work with the Urban League; for his skills as a reporter and manager at The Oregonian, for his work with college students across the land, and the opening o f Pacific’s annual fall colloquium which has the topic o f “ food: The G lo b a l Is su e .” The opening address was by D r. Warren Kronstad, Oregon State University leader in agricultural science, who talked about the Green Revolution which is the developm ent o f new stratas o f g ia in and rice to meet footnteeds in developing countries. H ow ever, he said that the real problem to solve is “ distribution o f food, income, lands and the other basic necessities.” He asked, “ Are we intelligent enough to find solu tions so (hat we w o n ’ t all have to march to the same drummer?” for his quiet work fo r his alm a mater.” D r. James V . M ille r , P a cific president, said that The Oregonian editor has been a local and national Urban League leader, moved from copy boy to assistant managing edi tor at The Oregonian, and been an editor in residence at several univer sities and 9 Pulitzer Prize juror. H illiard’s public school education was in Portland. Before studying at Pacific, he was a Red Cap at P o rt land’ s Union Depot, and served in the U .S . Navy at the end o f W orld War II. 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Cell Talk by Asmar A bdul SeifuUah aka Joe West »40404 On September 23, 1981, members o f the ad hoc M in o rity A c tio n Coalition and its outside supporters met w ith the Oregon Board o f Parole. The primary reason for the meeting was to discuss parole date disparity between minority inmates and others. Another focal point was the allegation that the M atrix system em ployed by the Parole Board places a greater burden on minority inm ates. The premise fo r this argument is found in the fact that most minorities, by and large, come from social circumstances that in crease the likelihood o f criminal in volvem ent at some point in their lives. Statistics show that Blacks are imprisoned at a rate eight and one half times (8 ‘/ i ) that o f whites. Oregon, which leads the nation in incarceration o f Blacks and other minorities per capita, has long been a bastion o f racism in the area o f crim in al justice. Because o f overt and covert action taken on behalf o f the state to incarcerate m in o ri ties— incarceration without rehabili tatio n , increased m andatory m in i mum sentences, consecutive senten ces and longer prison terms— the ad hoc M in o rity Action C oalition was form ed. It is comprised o f Black, Spanish A m erican and N ativ e American inmates. Support for the coalition is expressed from a wide sector o f the outside community. Outside supporters present at the second meeting are as follows: Kay T o ra n , O ffic e o f the G o v ern o r; Pearl Spears G re y, c h a ir. G o v. Commission on Black A ffairs; Ron H e rd o n , c o -c h a ir. Black U n ite d Front; Ruben Sholander, Chicano A ffa irs .e n te r; Katherine Hayes- O rtegon, Indian C u ltu re teacher; T in a M . Jones, In d ian C u ltu re teacher; Bob S ta lk e r, D ire c to r, Prison Legal Services o f O regon, and Ram on G o n zalez, State M ig ran t Education. Representing the Oregon Board o f Parole: Hazel G. H ays, C halm ers L. Jones. Ira Blalock and Paul A ronson; also present was Ron M artin , executive assistant M in o rity A ffa irs , J .C . Keeney, Asst. Superintendent Oregon State Penitentiary. A presentation o f grievances and suggestions was presented by the coalition. Paramount among these suggestions was the form ulation o f a Community Advisory Committee. ( I ) This com m ittee would be composed o f a specified num ber (such as 3) o f members o f the prin cip le m in o rity groups (B la c k , C h icano, N ative A m erican) from the outside community. (2 ) This com m ittee would make recom m endations (in in d iv id u a l cases and for the group) to the Parole Board concerning minorities. (3) This committee would si, in on policy meetings or be availed o f transcripts o f all such meetings. (4 ) This com m ittee w ould have access to all pertinent data upon which parole decisions are made. (5) Consideration for m itigating circumstances in cases where factors in one’s background over which one had no control, i.e ., fam ily struc ture, neighborhood conditions, etc., are present. (6 ) Revise c rite ria fo r H is to ry Risk Assessment Score (E ) Has no admitted or documented heroin or opiate derivative abuse problem, or has no adm itted o r docum ented alcohol p ro b le m ...” The last por tio n o f this assessment has been deleted to accomodate people with alcohol problems, but nothing has been done fo r people w ith drug problem s. Most o f the people no, effected by the d eletio n are minorities. We recommend that the assessment be amended to allow for point resto ratio n i f the client ac tively participates in a drug therapy program or group w h ile in c a r cerated. M itigation can be allowed i f the client has successfully com pleted a drug program on the streets and is not con fin ed on a drug- related crime. The Parole Board was very can did during the meeting. Hazel Hdys stated that she understood the c rim in a l ju stice system was discriminatory and pledged to con fro nt it whenever possible. M s. Hays and Ira B lalock gave tacit support to the concept o f a com m unity advisory com m ittee bu, stated that the power o f decision lies in the legislature. Chalmers Jones was u ncom m itted and w anted to review the suggestions o f the c o a litio n . H e stated that he was concerned about the statistics and whether they were factual. Noted is the fact that the Parole Board met with the coalition volun tarily and it is my opinion that they were receptive and concerned about minority inmates' problems. The ad hoc M in o rity A ctio n C o alitio n com pletely disavows an article that appeared in the August 26, 1981. editio n o f the P o rtla n d Skanner. In the article Larry Baker reported that the C o a litio n was seeking to disband the Parole Board and lease the sentencing process en tire ly in the hands o f sentencing judges This was a blatant distortion o f the truth and is perhaps the most irresponsible piece o f ju n k L arry Baker has ever written. Anonymous copies o f the article were sent to the members o f the Parole Board and must be considered as an act o f sabotage. L arry Baker is fu n ctioning as an agent p rovocateur and should be listed as Public Enemy No. I . A d d itio n a l meetings are scheduled for the fu tu re and we would like to thank all those people who cared enough to support us w ith their physical presence and ideas. M ay A llah guide and direct this und ertakin g and may He provide us with patience and con stancy. butch coarc 284-1897 ,u. Schoo/ Back To Special R eg 820 H a ir c u ts ........... $10 S h a m p o o C o n UH »on c u t b style Curl...iw. Selected Branches Open Saturday October 3 10 am-3 pm. 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