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
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state convention, it was decided
Monday night at a meeting of local
business representatives with Am
erican Legion post officers at the
Legion hall.
Following disclosure that repre
sentative members of the commun
ity were favorable toward the
move, the Legion post met and
voted to advise this year's con
vention, which will assemble in
Redmond next week, that Albany j
will bid on the 1956 conclave.
Heading the drive to secure the 1
convention for Albany. . which
would attract at least 5000 dele-;
gates and other members who
would spend an estimated (250.000
in this vicinity, will be Legion I
Commander-elect Dale Allmon and I
local Auxiliary President Mrs. BUI I
Bacon. ,
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vention is tentatively scheduled j
for the first week in August.
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