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' WANHT CTON O0 ECrFION, C ER VPPLF..MF NT TO gIIELTON--MANON OO?TNTV JOIIRNAIJ
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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.
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SieHing G.
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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
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JEANNE ROBB
Secretary
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DENNIS PAULSON
Correctional Officer
EUGENE ARCHER
Correctional Officer
JAMES COOK
Correctional Officer
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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.
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