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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1955)
Treaty With Prisoners Explained by Dr. Harris EDITOR'S NOTE: A rrbfllion at aerred lo a nine-point "treaty" to Ihf Washington State Penitentiary improve conditions. It wai an out ended pearefully with release of come unprecedented in recent hostages July C after authorities prison history. By B. J. McFARLAXD I'nited Press Staff Correspondent OLYMP1A. Wash. lUP) The; the prison when he rushed to the man who signed a "treaty" with! hot scene. It also was the first convicts to end the recent hot at 'prison riot he has handled. He is the state prison in walla Vtallaia psychiatrist by prolession. Medical Lake. Wash. i Vi e can control them there by I placing them in individual maxi mum security cells, iney worn have 1600 other prisoners backing them ud if they make trouble and the tension is being eased at the prison. I also hope to treat them (or possible mental problems. "I know there are those who will yell 'sell out.' But that isn't true. The 'treaty-, if that's what it is being called, seemed to be the best method for handling this specific disturbance. In my mind it worked. "But then, there are those who think we should have gone in with guns." Capital Journifl, t.fiem, Bfe.fliuSTfuTy 21, fto-(ie?.TVi "' said loday he did so to prevent the "blood poisoning of hate" from spreading through the whole pen itentiary. . "i know there are many, includ ing wardens and other prison ad ministrators, who may question the method I used for end.ng the recent riot," said "Dr. Thomas Karris, director of state institu tions. "But," he said, "I found the an swer to handling the situation in The Bible.'" "The Bible" referred to is a book by Richard McGee. director of corrections for the state of Cal ifornia, 't is entitled a "manual of Correctional Standards." Mc Gee and the American Prison As sociation's penal committee gath ered and compiled the information in the manual. "I knew when 1 set foot inside the prison at Walla Walla during the riot that some of the stand ards recommended by the associ ation weren't being met in our prison," Harris said. Some Merits "Theretore, I Knew tne minute I saw the demands made by the 'When I saw the hate behad their demands, 1 knew something had to be done quickly to avoid wholesale destruction and possible death to the hostages they lend," he said. "As a doctor, I diagnosed the situation as having the same ele ments as an infection in a med ical case, tfy objective was to tone down the hate and avoid spreading of that hate throughout the prison. "I think I did that through the negotiations with leaders of the rebellion. "I signed the demands, but I also qualified every point of agreement, pointing out that any concessions would have to be al lowed under the law. As for prom ising no reprisals, I told the in mates they would be subject to the law but it was my personal opinion that consideration should be given in view of the fact they did not tear the place apart and. for the most part, conducted an orderly revolt. Tough Ringleaders "Signing of the agreement end ed prisoner control. The next step rebellious convicts that there was I was to get tough ringleaders out no doubt they had some merit.1 Dr. Harris, who took over the slate institutions program June 20, was making his first visit to of the prison. That we have done by placing 18 ot them in tne Jan ima County Jail for eventual re moval to a mental institution at Albany Seeks Legion Session ALBANY Oregon's 30,000 Le gionnaires will be invited to make Albany the scene of their 1956 state convention, it was decided Monday night at a meeting of local business representatives with Am erican Legion post officers at the Legion hall. 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