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Portland Observer, October 1, 1981 Page 5
Hilliard receives honorary degree \Leggroanpromoted
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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.
H is degree was awarded during
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RUSSELL L. LEGGROAN
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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
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