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' WANHT CTON O0 ECrFION, C ER VPPLF..MF NT TO gIIELTON--MANON OO?TNTV JOIIRNAIJ Thur. dav, CURTIS WOLFE PerSonnel Officer Early this year Curtis N. Wolfe was appointed Personnel Officer at the new Washington Correc- tions Center. Wolfe, r~ native of Indiana, is a graduate of the University of Omaha, where he majored in Gen- eral Business and Economics. He completed 20 years service with the U.S. Army Signal Corps, re- tiring with the rank of Lt. Col. Before accepting the corrections lly DENNY HINTON "What brought this man to the institution, where does he need to change his particular attitudes, ,~nd where does lie belong?" These are the questions that will be attempted to be answered at the Washington Corrections Cen- ter. The Corrections Center will act as a funnel through which every adult male offender c01~mitted to a state prison, except those under the death psmalty, will be sent initially for at }east six weeks of testing, plocessing and classifica- tion in maximum security. Fol- lowing this six-week period, pris- oners will be transferred to med- ium or minimum security buildings at the ,Corrections Center or be trarisported to another State cor- rectional institution, either the Monroe Reformatory or Walls Walls. The dual-purpose Shelton insti- tution, which will contain a re- ception and diagnostic center as well as a medihm securiVy resi- dence facility, ..will be the first center post he had been the Direc- "integrated penal system". Before tot of Personnel and Training for the Washington Corrections Cen- the Alaska Communications Sys-[ter, cour, ta committed prisoners tern in Seattle. directly to fine of the state insti- Wolfe is married, and the father tutions wit, bout testing ov class!f- of a daughter 17 and a son. 9. !cation, .said Lawrence Delmore, "integrated Pee m Sys I Ji',, state supervisor of adult col'- also by holding down the crowded reeti,ns. Now they wilt be belier condilion!~," said ],h'ne:~t C. Tim- suited to their individual envirrm- l)ani, Correclion,~ Ct, nt(q' +~-htl)m'in- ments, tendent. The Shell, on pli~';on will "THI~: COIUUqCTIONN Center have a 720-innmle eapae, ity when _~_~i!! help. oil?el: ..S!!~}.einstiI utimls t o j)f!!m _ ...................... 'i .... PLAQUE TELLS STORY--At the completion of the Washing- ton Corrections Center, the dreams and plans of these men became reality. ()n deliver:lnet, Io lhe Wqshing- tml Corl'e('liot],~ C',enlor the inmnte Will fh':d be shmver(,d and c!(,'med; givml an in:dilldion nllnll)er, elolh- ing and primary physical examin- ation; fingerprinted, phote)graphed ;111(t then assiJ4llod n cell in the re- ception center which will he his; home for at least tile fo}lmvinx six weeks. Dlu'ing lhis :dx-week slay, the , prisoner will he lesied psychologi- :cally, see!slog!tally nnd vocation- ally th|'oug'h interviews with de- partment beads and staff people ! including psychiatrists, imychoh)- i gists, sociologist~, doe.tots, a chap- ]lin and o(lllc:ll(,ls. Inmates' social histories including' FBI reports and facts from ctl)mmunities from [which they came will also be stu- died by the staff. Prisoners will also be given a thorough physical exam. The staff will he constantly searching for tht causes of these men's wronR" doings--drinking or narcotics, financial or employment difficulties, marriage or other per- sonal problerns, seeking their placement in the institution best suited for them. All of this infm'mation is com- piled in an "Admissions Summary" at the end of the six weeks, which I gives a total picture of the inmate up t(I date. "TIlO,~;E ~VIIO ~VILL l'elnain at Shelt(m will lie mostly tlle NOUnK, firs} offen(le~s," those llmt u:m adapt themselves to ntediLlnl se- curity and have the aptitude l~ :ll/- soi'b lhe training pro:,~l.anl~ aff(3rd- ed lhem", said Timpani. Tll('l'e ~ll'e no illdnstr~; or fltl'lll projects pl,mned, hut innnLies will plofiI hy h, dh aeademic an(l w)- cati()nal s(',h()t)ls. Vocational :~(:h()ol worl( will include slleh lhinKs as building, machine, antomotive, hhle printing and culinary trade skills, l'raeiieally Ill} r)f tile pris- oners' jobs will he educatimlal and concerned with stone trade lhey nlay tqke Ul) tin the outside. Timpani said that in the school and training programs "we will try fro' arl eight-hour work day within custody precautions." Tim imnates' work efforts will be di- rected at the maintenance of in- stitution equipment primarily, al- though they may do some work for the state or county. What about tile inmates' leisure time ? "The prisoners won't be just sit- ting around," Timpani assured. The nlen will be expected to at- tend meetings when organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous or a Toastmasters Club visit. Groups 1 like lhe T,Ha:;tnlatder~ will help p,'ive the I/1Cll the ability It) (:onl- n]nrlic:lte, said Timpani, They will als() l)e ellCOlll'a~'Lt(] lo ulili:se the (i,000 v(fluwe p|'i:.:tm library and lil;ly l)ariicip:ltc ill non-(,.(nllplllsol'y religious activities if lhey \viM1. t;~ef!l'o,~lthIu l)logranls will l>e l:I]iell 1~I) in the. eveninos slid oil \Vt'('I~- C'llds. "I,'AMII,Y INTEREST means a lot t,) I)I'i,~OlI(H'S," Tilnpalli (!olll- nwni.ed. Fanlilies visiting tile in- mates slid COlTCSpondon(ye between prisoner and family will be urged h) bring c][)sel' family re}ati()ns, "Succes:, of tile institution in go_ ing to deoend primarily on tilt ef- ficiency of the staff in the l ecep- Lion center," Timpani explained. The staff at the Washington Corrections Center won't be deal- ing wilh "hardened criminals" or four or five time losers for the most part, becawm these men pro- })ably won't remain longer than six weeks. It will be tile staff's prilimry task to mold the younger "more trainable" inmates, "Many times, about ail some prisoners need is a straightening out of attitude and the develop- ment of self-respect so they can leave here and maybe ]tot come back," the supterintendent con- chided. ,~'I'EIILING -'x Bll'~illl~'~,S SieHing G. ac'elHilltallt Dt Stale 1-'euih,ntiary a la is lhe bm;incsS IIP~,V \V;tshill~Itoll ter :It Shell})n. Rhodes, d2. had :comktant ;it the the past nine years Texas, he sIJ bl 1 si lle,';:-I ;If. 1 Tnive]'sity ill University of Arkall ihme Christian From 1942 until in tile U.S. Air wife, Nadine, have ranging in ge froIII '! JEANNE ROBB Secretary .;; ;;' i! DENNIS PAULSON Correctional Officer EUGENE ARCHER Correctional Officer JAMES COOK Correctional Officer %: LLOYD McHARGt Hospital Supe ALLEN POMPEY CoPreotional Officer ARTHUR MORRIS Correctional Officer FLOYD POWELL Assoc. Supt. of Custody SANDRA STONE Clerk-Stenographer PETER STROI Correctional MYRTLE TAYLOR .Clerk-Typist EMERY GATCHELL Stationary Engineer WILLIAM COX Correctional Sergeant RAY FL~-MING Correctional Officer GEORGE s'r'EWA~ Correctional DOY~klli :H~U I~,T Correctional Offioer. L A R y ,O,I,. ! V,ER Electrician Foreman JUDY BYBflLE Clerk-6tenographe~ TH EO.DORE ,O0,RF..y Correctional Officer. ~i ii;i i¸:!:II!I:/ f • .:!i '• ;i i¸ '~ ¸~;¸.: ~¸,: {%: i~ !: i l ! ,o JOSEPH TORN Correctional