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COMMONWEALTH OF. KENTUCKY

 

 

Hon. Louie B. Nunn
Hon. Wendell Ford

Governor
Lieutenant Governor

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

 

Wfiphn C. Taylor
{Harold Eo Black
’JOhn W. Wingo
Billy Ro Howard
Weldon Welch

W. Parker Hurley
William Lyon
Robert Perry

KENTUCKY

John Wo Wingo

Henry E° Cowan

John Wo Drennon
Ralph E° Roberts
William Egbert
Robert Grubbs
William Lasley
Raymond Powell

W90. Long

Rev° HOE° Inman
Father Thomas Clark
Max Co Salb, MD
James Hc Burton, DDS

PAROLE

Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner

Director of Institutions

Director of Education

Director of Farm Management
Director of Probation & Parole
Director of Staff Services
Superintendent of Prison Industries

STATE PENITENTIARY

Warden

Associate Warden— Custody
Associate Warden- Administration
Associate Warden— Treatment
Supervisor of Education
Supervisor of Prison Industries
Chief Counselor

Institutional Parole Officer
Captain, Correctional Officers
Protestant Chaplain

Catholic Chaplain

Medical Director .

Dental Services Director

BOARD

 

Glenn Wade

Mrso Lucille Robuck
David Ln Davis
William Brummell
Sewell Co Harlin

HOR. Dunbar
ROK° Cook
Jimmy Sayne
Ted Lewis
Jim McKinney
Floyd Wood

Chairman
Member
Member
Member
Member

Editor

Associate Editor

Staff Artist-Silk Screen
Staff Artist

Staff Artist

Helper-Silk Screen

CASTLE is published monthly at Kentucky State Penitentiary,
Eddyville, Kentucky, under the supervision of the Vocational

Training Center.
Advisor to CASTLEo

APRIL

J.R. Hubbard, Vocational Instructor is the

1969

’4‘

 VOLUME III . NUMBER IV
CASTLE

CASTLE, a monthly publication by and for the resident : KENTUCKY
STATE PENITENTIARY9 Eddyvilleg Kentuckyo The views and .enments ex:=
pressed herein are not those of the administrationo The purpose of
CASTLE is the creative expression of the population in the hope
that it will bring about a better understanding between Jurselves
and society. Permission to reprint all original materials is grant»
ed, provided the source is acknowledged. We will print and welcome
pertinent rebuttal to articles in our magazine. CASTLE is a member
of the International Institutional Press Associationo

gQNTENTs

New Commissioner Appointedo..Page
WardenVs Message.o...ooooooooPage
New Look for Capitol.o.oooonoPage
New Members of Staffo.oo.o...Page
Elsewhere in the Worldooooao.Page
Revenge on Criminaloqnoo.ooo.Page
From the Editorooo.o.qo.o.l.5Page

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Puzzles.oo.oooaoooo.oo.o.o.ooPage l0
Basketball Trophy PresentedoaPage ll
Penal Pressooooooooooooooo0.0Page l3
Purves? Biographyoooo.o.o.,.oPage lh
Nightkeeperfls Reportoo.o..°.oPage 15
Poetryoooa..o°.oooooaoo.¢a.o.Page l6
Profileoo..o.0¢oe..oooooooo.oPage l7

Chapel Eventsoo..o..aooooo..a.Page l8
Movies...o..coooooo.aooooo.o..Page 19
School Newso..oo..ooo.oo.o..°,Page 2l
Sportso.o..o...a,ooo....o..oo.Page 23
Graduation Exercisesoooooooo.oPage 2k
KSP Laughelno..oo.o.oaoooa...oPage 2S
Crossword Puzzle°.oo..ooooopo.Page 27
Puzzle Answersqooo.ooo.ooogoo.Page 29

 

 

Never have youth received as much criticism° Old
people have always criticized youth since the world
began; but now we have more ways of doing ita tele-
vision, the radiog more publications, etc° All of
this criticism of youth just iant trueo Kids
these days are much better; they are better thinka
ers; they are better learners; they are more demo=
cratic that you or I wereg and, they are more self=
disciplined° '

 

John.W.,Rothney

 

 

 

 

 

APRIL 1969

CASTLE, Vocational Training Center» Box l289 Eddyvilleg Kentucky 42038
' PAGE 1

 NEW COMMISSIONER APPOINTED

Mr° John C. Taylor of Burnside, Kentucky and a t is an of 3;
years in the federal prisOn service was named, February ’17th, as
Commissioner of Corrections.

He replaces another 25 year veteran of federal prison service
who served for over two years as Commissioner» Mr. Sture V. ‘Westeru
berg.

Mr. Taylor, a 62 year old native of Casey County, was assistant
director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons when he retired in 19670 He
had held that post for two years. He attended Eastern Kentucky Uni-
versity and later taught for four years in his home county hefore en-
tering the federal service in 1933. He served for five years as one»
todial officer at Leavenw0rth Penitentiary and for a ten year period
he was a Lieutenant of the Tallahassee, Florida penitentiary, with an
exception of a year and a half with the Navy in WWII, Later he ser-
ved a year on the staff of the Chillicothe Prison in Ohioo In 19E9,
he was named assistant supervisor of CuStodial services in the Bureau
of Prisons office in Washington,D,C° and the following year was name
ed supervisor,

In 1952, Mr° Taylor was associate warden at Petersburg, Vao,‘and
Lewisburg, Penno He became Warden at Lewisburg in 1956. In‘i959, he
was appointed warden at Leavenworth and after six years there, return
ned to Washington to become assistant director of the Bureau of Prim
sons, Since his retirement from the Federal service in 1967, he has
been a special consultant to correction systems in Indiana, New York
and Oregon,

'In a statement issued by Governor Louie Bo Nunn, the Governor
said,” Kentucky is fortunate to secure the services of a man so high~
ly qualified to head the agency that administers the state prisons
and correctional institutions and supervises persons on probation and
,paroleo"

The Governoris statement continued, " Mr° Taylor has chosen this
position from several offers available to him from other states, and
in so doing, he has demonstrated a high sense of loyalty and ded-
ication to his native state,” .

W In conversations with Mr° Taylor, I have been particularly imu
pressed with his concern for improving the job skills as well as the
attitude of the inmates and we look forward to a very-productive re°°
lationship in the years ahead," The Governor saido

In stating his beliefs Mr. Taylor said," I believe in a strong
educational programeboth vocational and academic. We must strive to
bring the community, the inmate and the staff together as one team."

Mr. Taylor said the belief that punishment makes good citizens
hasn't worked out in practiceo He added," I believe in using all the
force necessary to gain and maintain controlabut no more,"

( Continued on Page h )

' CASTLE APRIL 1969 PAGE 2

T}

 WARDEN WINGO SPEAKS

MEMORANbUM ' ‘
TO: The Inmate Body DATE: March 25, 1969
FROM: J, W, Wingo, Warden

We wish to take this opportunity to thank the inmate pcpulation
for their behavior during the recent disturbances by three inmates
in the recreation halls. It was very noticeable to the officers and
supervisors concerned that all of the men eXCept the three involved
chose not to become involved in the dieturbance vand'even left.the
area while the three inmates were destroying ,property, ‘threatening
other inmates, and making insults toward the correctional supervia
sors.

We are always at a loss to understand why inmates wish to de-
stroy property such as recreation halls, T.V°sets, and other materi-
als which are furnished for their own welfareo Regardless, EFis hap-
pens and I suppose there must be some underlying reason° If any men-
bers of the population know why these things are happening, we would
appreciate it if they would let us knowo

As many of you know, we also had a fire break out in the Clothe
ing Factory storage area located in one of the recreation halls; and
it is believed that this fire was set purposely. Again, we do not
understand why this happened and I am sure there are a very limited
number of men involved in such incidents, We believe it would be to
the welfare of everyone concerned if the inmate body, most of whom
are concerned regarding their care and welfare, would do all that
they possibly could to prevent these senseless acts of vandalism°

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ASSOCIATE WARDEN ACCEPTS ARKANSAS POST

Warden John W. Wingo announced that Associate Warden for Treats”
ment—Ralph E. Roberts had resigned the last of February to accept
the position as Warden of the Arkansas State penitentiary at Grady,
Arkansas. .

 

Mr° Roberts, a native of Iowa, joined the staff here in NdWembs
er of 1966. Prior to that time, he had been Director of Treatment—7
Iowa Reformatory° He was well grounded in his field having worked a
number of years, both in correctional and mental institutions in Ge-
orgia and Floridao

Here his area of responsibility covered Education, Counseling,in
related social services and the Hospital, He also, along 'With“ our
( Continued on Page 1+ )

CASTLE APRIL 1969 PAGE 3

 CAPITOL NOW HAS A CAPITAL LOOK

Mrs. Louie B. Nunn, wife of our Governor, has adds 'aauty and
charm to some of the rooms at the.Executive Mansion. 3 irtly after
Governor Nunn took office, Mrs. Nunn began exploring some df the old
and dimly lit store rooms of the Capitol and she came up with some
remarkable finds. It wasn't long until trucks bearing some of an
old variety of furniture were on their Way to Eddyville ano our Voc=
ational Upholstery shop. This furniture, originally ~upholstered in
apricot cut velvet, was of CircaSSian walnut, handcarved by the Swiss
craftsmen of 1792 for our first Governor, Isaac Shelby. It was here,
redone in a dusty rose velvet and shipped back to Frankfort,

Now this furniture graces the newly refinished State Reception
Room in the Capitol. The room is a replica of Marie AntoinetteVs rec
ception room in the Grand Trianon Palace at Versailles, France.

This is just one of the many projects that the Upholstery shop
and the Cabinet Shop here have completed for the Governor and Mrs.
Nunn. Just recently, some over=stuffed chairs and lounges have been
returned as well as some caneeback furniture. All in all, some six
months production has gone into work to help Mrs. Nunn in her remode=
ling and beautifing projects.

lmlloiilm
NEW'COMMISSIONER«(Continued)

” I thing you have to help them improve themselves and too,their
status in the community. If we are to change 'the inmates. we- must
treat them like human beings,” He said.

Mr. Taylor stated that he would work closely with the press. " I
certainly need a cooperative press and I pledge my cooperation."

The New Commissioner and his wife have taken up residence in the
state Capitol. The starting salary will be $ l8,000.

ASSOCIATE WARDEN=TREATMENT (Continued)

Supervisor of Education, Mr. Egbert and Mr. Hubbard, supervised
the activities of the CASTLE. 1

Many and varied programs in the treatment field were started or
expanded under Mr. Roberts? supervision. Dental and Medical services
were increased during his stay here. ~

_ According to warden Wingo, this new position is a well {deserved
promotion for Mr. Roberts and that Mr. Roberts had enjoyed a pleasant
association at KSP. —

While here, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts were members of the First Bap=
tist Church in Eddyvilla and Mrs. Roberts was active in many' of the
civic and charity organizations in the community.

Rrior to their leaving, Mrs. Wingo, the women employees and wivm
es of the Department heads here honoreders. Roberts with a tea. It
was held at the WardenVs residence in Old Eddyville.

CASTLE APRIL 1969 PAGE Al-

‘1"

 Mr. WILLIAM CLYDE BRUMMELL

Mr. William Clyde Brumme1l; 61 member oi the Baro1
Board was stricken by a heart attack on Monday,Marc
10th, while on his way to Frankfort from his home 1:
Louisville.

A former Director of the Chiidrenis Center in Louis=53
ville, Governor Edward Breathitt had appointed him a.fl
member of the Board. in 1966 He was the first Negro

to ever be appointed to such a pesto, His ‘term ran
to May 18th9197Q. ~ ' .

Mr. Brummell was? for 32 years? assdciated with the >
Louisville and Jefferson County Childrenvs Homes He 1
became head of the Center in 1963.

He brought a degree of sympathy and understanding to:_
“ the Parole Board that will be greatly missed by allozi

 

ANOTHER STEWARD JOINS STAFF

Mro Ho E. Banksg of Pembrooke2 Kyag has joined the stafi of the
Food Service here as Stewardo He and Mro Miles Greason wiil be re-
sponsible jointly for the dining room and related services hereo

A native of Eastern Kentuckyg Mr. Banks is a retired 25 year man
with the U. S Armyo A career mans he left the sort ice as a SFC/En 7
with experience as both. mess cook and steward He jo.1ned the service
in December? l9h3 and saw service in WW II.in Europeo Active in the
Masonic Lodges he is married and has two childreno At the close of
this year1s schooi termg he plans to move his family to Eddyvilleo

Along with Mr. Creasong Mro Banks states that he is working to
improve the quality of the food served here as well as cut down on
wastage. He is interested in improving the cooking methods used
hares as well as the appearance of the food on the serving line°

Mro Banks stated that he was very happy with the cOOperation
that he has, received frOm the officialsg the correctional officers
and the inmate body° He was high in his praise oi the cooksg meat
cutters, bakers and all the other ki.tchen help Two additional Cor-
rectional Officers have been assi 'gned to the day stm ft of the kitchw
eno They are: Mrs J; Glakas and Mr. G. Zeigier

The Stewards are plannin ng to make the evening meal on Sunday
the outstanding meal of the week They also say that 'they are plan—
ning on ordering a large variety of seasoning and spices to help ime
prove the meals. .

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ACCOUNTANT NAMED TO BUSINHSS OFFICE

Mr. W8 Mo Seeieyy Business Manager for-the institutions has she
'nounced the appointment of a new accountant to his‘officestaffo He
is John H. Bi 1) Preslerg former native of Tiptong Indianag and a

'1Continued on Page 20 )

CASTLE APRIL 1969 PAGE 5 ‘

  

GANG'S HIDEOUT IS FOUND INSIDE
WINE TANK TRUCK

BUENOS AIRES (AP) = On an eyew
witness tip, police found the mo=
bile hideaway used by a gang to
elude capture after a $102,875
bank holdup at Rosario, 210 miles
from here.

It was a wine tanker truck,
abandoned in a Buenos Aires gae
rage. The truck is of the type
normally used to transport the
bulk ,product from vineyards to
bottlingo In this case, it was
altered to hide the gangsters in—
side.

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9 GRADs OF PRISON SCHOOL NON
EARN UP TO $10,000 A YR.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Nine for—
mer inmates who finished courses
in computer operation at the Soo
Carolina State Penitentiary have
completed their sentences and are
earning between $69500 and ten
thousand dollars a year, accor=
ding to the State Supervisor of
Educationo

Supto Cyril Busbee spoke to the
second class of 32 men and women
prisoners who were graduated from
courses in the prison's Operation
Pushbuttono -

The two—year programs financed
by state and federal fundsg ends
July lsta

Also---

ESCAPEE GIVES GUARD A LIFT
CHATTANOOGAB Tenn. (AP) - When
a prisoner struck a workhouse

guard on the headg he stole the
guard's truck to make good his

CASTLE APRIL

escape. On the way, the escapee
dropped the guard off at a hos»
pitaig where he was treated for
cutso

masonic

POLICE JOB MADE EASIER BY HELP
FROM A CITIZEN

SAN DIEG09 Califo (AP) ~ Motel
manager Hans Aldershof was standm
ing in line at a Bank of America
branch yesterday when the man in
front of him suddenly pulled a
gun and held up the teller° As
the man fledg'Aldershon 56, ran
to the bank door and took down
the license number of the man's
care

After giving the number to po»
lice.9 Aldershof went to his motel
and found the bandit's car parked
in front of one unite He called
police who arrested a man on bank‘
robbery charges and his female
companion on robbery chargeso Po»
lice also found $397OO in cash
under a mattresso

“ago---

ROMEO FINED FOR WRITING
LOVE NOTES

COVENTRY, England (UPI) — Ian
(Bubbles) Ainsburys l9? was so
madly in love with Chris, he
couldnqt keep it to himself, so
for weeks every time he got on a
bus he took his pen and scrawled
"Bubbles loves Chris."

Soon, nearly all the city's 300
busses bore the slogan and most
of the townie citizens knew about
the love affair.

Finallyg police tracked down
the culprit and Ainsbury was
fined $2M and ordered to pay a~

1969 PAGE 6

 

  

 

bout $28 in GOStSé
, 111011_

POLICE GIVE THIEF A LONGS
' LONG RIDE

, GREENOCKg-Scotland (AP)e Police
' spotted a many 2l9
a doctorls car. '

,_ He fled With the loatg jumped

over a wall and thumbed a lift
from a car. Too lateg as the
;driver opened the car door for
him, he realized it was a police
car.

He got six months in jailo
11-01-1

RAMBUNCTIOUS BUBGLAR WAS THE
MR. CLEAN TYPE

HUNTSVILLE? Alan (AP) 1 Police
' said they arrested a man for bur-
glary and breaking and enteringo
Before they caught himg officers

said, the man had broken a hot
plate, a bookcase and_ the float
in the water tank of a toileto

were three tooth~
brushes, one scrub brushg one
bar of soap(9 one plastic comb,
One can of 'scouring powder and a
pair of curling ironso

In his pockets

Gan-.Ofllafl

BOY COSTUMED AS GIRL FAILS
TO CONVINCE POLICE

TOPEKA Kano, (AP) _ Policemen
_C D. Patrick and Thomas Lemon are
able to tell a bOy when.they see
one, even if he is wearing a
bouffant hairdcg a red sweaterg a
black skirt high= heeled. shoes
and black knit stockingso

Authorities were holding a 17
year old you“1 who tried to walk

CASTLE

stealing from'

APRIL

by the policemen as tcey stakei
out a rooming house after a hold=

ups

"Are you

sure youlrz a girl?"
asked Lemon as he tugged at the
hairdo° The wig came Off and the

police tcok the boy inte Custodyo

A short time earlier? a young

,man wearing coveralls had held up,

a liquor storeo Witnesses said
they saw him go into the nearby
rooming houseo

amanmn

FREE ON BAILnOUT

Pvto Donald Till” 2kg an Army
prisoner being transferred by air
from Fto Leavenworth” Kansas, to
Fto Riley? Kansasg for court mar=
tialg asked his guardg Speco 5
Ronyie Beachelg how to use a
parachute, Then he did 1 bailing
out at 39000 feet into rough tern
rain near Topekao Tilly charged
wit h disobeying orders and being

absent without leaveg haant been
found

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MAYBE HE SHOULD WRITE GUIDE TO
FRENGH~-JAILS

NANTESQ France (AP) - M° Roger
Offretteg SSg'went to jail for
the 55th timeg he claimed, tell»
ing the judge: "I know all the
jails in Franceo I could classi-
fy them just like in a hotel
guidebooko

This time it was three months
for lying in front of a bus while
drunk and delaying its departure
for a half houro

1969 H PAGE 7

 REVENGE ON THE CRIMINAL? HE COULD BE YOU9 IN SPIRIr
by
Sydney J. Harris (Syndicated Columnist)

What the public doesn“t understand about crime and punishment is
that the public itself psychol.ogically is a part of the whole
criminal process. We encourage 1t9 and then we repud1a13 our enm
couragement of it.

When a da—ring bank robbery is committed 1 presuming that no one
is injured or killed - our feelings are not entirely ta 1xed A
part of us reprehends the actg but another part sympath1ze1 w1th it
if sk1ll and cunn1ng and daring have been exercised in the project:

We do not approve of violent crimesg because we ider ify with
the victimso But theft of valuable gemsg embezzlementsg forgeriesg
and holdups of money= express trucks = where cleverness more than
force has been the decisive elementuwin a kind of grudging admira=
tion (and even unconscious envyu‘, from many lawaabiding citizenso

But we are then forced to punish outselves for these illicit and
untamed feelings a and so we impose harsh penalties uptr *‘3 perpew
trators of such crimes. All realistic evidence: shows that harsh
penalties do not act as a deterrentg but we pretend that they dog
in order to justify our actions and to lessen our hidden sense of
gUilto

For exampleg study after study has revealed that the problem of
passing "bad checks“ is not reduced by stiffer sentenceso In some
statesy a bogus check is merely a misdemeanor; in othersp it is a
felonyo But the states where it is a felony have a higher rate of
bum checks than the states where it is only a misdemeanoro

One reason for this a which the public is wholly unaware of = is
that when excessively severe penalties are imposed by the law» the
risk of conviction is actually reducedg because juries will not find
defendants guilty if a harsh sentence is mandatoryg and prosecuting
officials so not like to try such cases and have their records blame
ished by a loss.

All research findings suggest that it is an enormous fallacy
that penalties are effec-tive deterrents to crime = but the public
persists in believing it. This persistence springs from a feeling
of vengeance in the public that goes far beyond any monetary compen=
sation for loses or any des1re to rehabititate the prisonero And
the spirit of vengeance is precisely what further alienates cone
victsg making them again defy society when they get.out9 completing
the circlee

There is a little bit of criminal in all of usg which.provides
us with .vicarious gratification when a big score is made. If we
could understand and accept thisg we might treat those who act out
Our fantasies with more reasonp more justice? and less passion.

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A STORYYS HAPPY ENDING

 

In our January Issue of CASTLEVS sectiona" Elsewhere in the
Werld"=we told you the story of .William Joé Johnson, Tennessee's
"jailhouse lawyer" and his coming big day in the highest court in
the land. _

Johnson had been wearing out the hole of Tennessee Prison be--=
cause he persisted in helping his fellow prison mates prepare writso
He did not get paid for his work and as his lawyer put it, "He does
not benefit in any way, except the satisfaction one man gets from
helping another."

The Stateis contention was that his activity was the unauthore
ized practice of law, clogged up the courts, made it difficult to
maintain prison discipline and harmed prisoner moraleo

His lawyer, Professor Earl Po Warden of Vanderbilt Law School
argued that Johnson was simply " articulating" for his inside fellow
prisoners, of which many are indigent and illiterateo

" This man comes closer to being a modern dayiDon Quixote than
anyone I ever heard of,” Warden said.

Now the results of the Supreme Court decision are in and by a
7 to 2 decision, the court agrees with William Joe Johnson. On the
24th of February, the Court ruled that a state cannot bar a " Jail-
house" lawyer from helping fellow inmates prepare court petitions, if
the state does not provide adequate legal counsel for the men.

Somewhere there must be a Keeper of the Record of small men who
tilt the windmills, battle the establishment, or march to the sounds
of a different drummer° Now, to that list that contain the names
Escabedo, Maranda, Higbee, Douglas and Hammershoy, let him carve in
foot high letters, the name, William Joe Johnson!

FROM OUR READERS:

Mr° Francis T. Goheen, lawyer in Paducah, comments that he is a
CASTLE fan, as is, Mrs. Edward Post of the Kentucky Civil iLiberties
Union in Louisville. One of our readers noted to us in a clipping a
newspaper had a few weeks ago that the Shelby County (Tenn ) Penal
farm has been plagued with escapes recently but the most serious one
of all thism The farmVS prize bloodhound has gone AWOL, too I

(Our Editoris ramblings continue on page 12 )
CASTLE APRIL 1969 PAGE 9

 WHATl S I A N AME)?
by
R° Ko Cook

well knewn ladies

Last month, we asked you to identify several
mhis month

of the entertainment world from their original nameso
it is the men's turno How many of the followingg well known on
stage and screen, can you identify from the names they were given
at birth?_

(1) Archibald A. Leach (?‘ William Henry P337,

(2) Frederick Austerlitz (8) Irving Lahrheim

(3) Benjamin Kubelsky {9) Thomas Garrison Morfit

(h) AarOn Chwatt (l0) Leonard Slye

(5) Bernard Schwartz (ll) Amos Jaccbs

(6) Issur Danielovitch (l2) Roy Fitzgerald

(13) Marion Michael Morrison

(ANSWERS ARE ON PAGE 2%)

 

ANSWER TO
FEBRUARY
CROSSWORD PUZZLE

$31.59,;- BRAIN TEASERS «xv-23%;-

#1234578?

The problem is to arrange these
numbers into two groups° Each of
the groups has to add up to the
same sum and each group must be
made up of four numbers. The num~
here in one group cannot be used
in the second groupo

#2

Andy, Billy, and Charlie Col-
lectedi h,700 pennieso They dea
cided to divide these so that

Andy 'got 1,000 pennies more than
—Billy, and Billy got 800 more
than Charlie. How many did each
get? "

#3! 6’1312,

. A certain word has six letterso
If you take one awayg twelve re»
main. What is the word?

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gethelg Can you figure out what
they are?

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Any man who hates children and
dogs®canlt be all badohlchields

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CHAMPIONS41969

March 6th was a bell=ringer day for the Athletic Dapartmento.
Nearly half the population filled the gymnasium to watch the mid- day
activities as the basketball team was presented. With the 1969 Westv
ern Kentucky Independent Basketball League trophy. CASTLE Sports4
writer, Walter O'Nan served as Master of Ceremonies and introduced a
group of officials and visitors, who were present.

Warden John Wingo was the first speaker and he praised the men
of the team for their efforts in winning the league championship. He
went on to say that the sports program is one of the best public re-
lations activities of the institution. He said that it helpS"to de-
velop goodwill for us and gives the outside a chance to see some of
the fine sportsmanship that is displayed here. The Warden commented
on the good officiating of the inmate referees and on the team, for a‘
fine record, not only on the playing floor but on doing their assign-
ed jobs and then taking time to practice, staying in training, and in
good physical condition. , 1

Deputy Warden Henry Cowan spoke briefly and reminded all that we
should be exceedingly proud of the time and their constant fine show
of Sportsmanship. (Continued on page 30)

CASTLE APRIL 1969 PAGE 11

 FROM THE EDITORmCONTINUED _Miww
NEWS OFFICE ALL LIT=UP ,

Our thanks are extended to the Chief Engineers Offise and the
fellows at the Electrical shop for the great job that they did when
they came to the News Office and lowered and added a feW'lights. Now
we can see a little better. Just heard a guy on the hill say, "When
are they going to see the light down at the CASTLE.” I guess he was
talking about the wiring and fixing job that John Hollifield, Edward
Whitworth and Hassie Cane Martin did down here?

FAST WORK IN FOUR SHOP

There have been a lot of fast deals pulled in our recreational-
Shop # A but Mark Wright, Gilbert Cotton, Charles Estep; lam' Brook
and Tom Crawford hold the record. Thirty new window frames .and ten
old ones repaired and installed in record time. The same could also
be said fOr our TV repair men in getting the sets in Three Shop go-
ing again.

CITIZEN OF THE MONTH

 

A rather unique individual is Frank A. Drinkwater of Swamscott,
Mass. According to The Decisione the publication of the Salem (Mass)
Jail and House of Correction9 he allows the newspaper staff to order
the supplies of paper and stencils from a stationer and the bill is
sent to him. He has been doing this for quite.some time and it is a
very generdus effort on his part that the Decision is able to go to
press. Mr. Drinkwater is a registered and approved bondsmen. Now
who says that bondsmen donlt have heart?

LWRITS BY THE REAM

 

M.P.News furnishes some of the following information that in a
year?s period (l967) 2,100 legal actions emerged from New York state
prisons. 'Ianexas, 1,448 men filed writs frOm behind the walls. An
aincrease of 59% over the previous years high. In Missouri State Pen
26 inmates filed damage suits against the institution for a total‘of
9.2 million dollars in damages. California inmates file writs at an
average of nearly 900 a month, a sharp increase over previous years.
Here, in Eddyville, 1,280 writs were iiled in a years time.

PAROLEES DOING FAIRLY WELL ; p 5

Only one out of seven parolees under supervision of our _state
Division of Probation and Parole during 1968 was returned to aprison
as a parole violator. The Division Said that only one in l0 probate
ioners had probation revoked in 1968. 'The caseload of the Divisionp
per month, averages 973 parolees and 1,29l probationers.

THREE SCORE AND TEN'
By P. A. Body

Of all sad words of tongue or pen

The saddest are these ” It might have been!"
But sadder far are those to me9 .

" i' is. but hadnlt ought to be F "”

 

- .CASTLE 1 APRIL 1969 PAGE l2

 MIKE HAREISONVS

 

THE CRITERION: Our thanks to your staff for running the NBA sched=
, ule. We usually find it in our newspapersg but your copy was per=
feet. Just kidding a we always enjoy your magazine.

 

THE IN~CROWD3 Very fine layout and setmup in your latest publica-
ion, the first we have received from you in Some time. We wish to
stay on your mailing list on a permanent basis.

BEST SCENE: "THE WAY I SEE IT?" by Norm Iwohng is always different
and very good reading on any particular subject that he chooseso
Alsog playing Bingo is good pastime.

THE ENCHANTED NEWS: We have AA herep but not NAp so we enjoy gets
ting your magazine9 as it keeps us up on the happenings.

 

THE INSIDER: "From the Editor“s Desk" is telling it like it is.
TEanktyoug L. Powellg for a meaningful article.

.HILLTOP CRIER: Your cover on the latest issue really explains the
way things are now a or how they will be in just a few‘yearso

 

THE MENTOR: Our compliments to G. Nassar on his very fine article,
"Law and Order." Your publication is always appreciated at this News
Office.

THE NUGGET: Your Work Release Program is very interesting and most
thought provoking. Keep us informed on its progress.

M.P. NEWS: We haVe enjoyed all three parts of 0.1. Duffy's article
on “Sex and Crime." if only Society takes notice before it is too
late. Their help aids us? tooo

VPENDELTON REFLECTOR: A great issueg was your latesto Those extra-
photos dressed 'up the paper. Enjoyed your introduction to the Work
Release Program.

 

CCI NEWS: Our compliments to the new Jaycee Chapter in your instim
tution. We are working on a Chapter for our place._ Keep us inform-
ed on your progress and welll let you know how our plans come out.

PRESIDIO: Although your paper comes out biamonthlyg it is always
loaded with facts, short stories and features. It is enjoyed here
by all who read it.

THE FORUM: The Penal Press could use more articles on the subject
0? your-latest editorial, "The Gift oprrofanity." You publish an
outstanding publication.

RAIFORD RECORD: Congratulations on a fine layout and an allwaround
W?“ m a
interesting magaZine.

CASTLE APRIL 1969 PAGE 13

 JOHN H. PURVES a The NlGHTKEEPER
(MAYg 18:? m Janey 1923)

Published weekly in the SPECTATORQ penal public; ian of the
Jackson‘ Michigan Prisong the Nightkeeper“s Report has been ac»
claimed the most widely printed prison feature in the nationVS 190
member Penal Presso CASTLE uses this reprintg and it is considered
one of the most'read columns in our magazineo We are indebted.to
the February Issue of the MENARD TIME for this story on nightkeeper
John Ho Purves.

Dust laden and worn are the volumesg nowo The pages are fragile
and yellow with age of their eightysthree years. But once they were
as crisp and new as the thoughts entertained by the old nightkeeper
when he wrote his reports nightly to the Warden in the lBBOls and
which he penned in a neat Spencerian script in the