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Friday, April 9, 1976 PAPERSUN Senate Committee Holds Schwartz Hearings H o t l i i l G ? by RANDIB. TOLER Herman Schwartz, long time prison reform advocate, is being questioned by the Senate Commit tee on Crime and Corrections to determine whether his position as Chairman of the State Commission on Corrections shall be confirmed. Schwartz, supported by the New York State Coalition for Criminal Justice and many re- knowned prison reformists has been under great scrutiny because of two of his actions taken since he was appointed as Commissioner by Governor Carey last August. , Senator Ralph J. Marino, Chairman of the Committee questioned Schwartz on his policy of hiring ex-offenders to the commission’s staff and his pro posed minimum standards for court decisions or are recommend ed by either the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals, the National Sheriffs Association, or both.” Throughout the questioning of Schwartz there was a distinct play between the Republican and the Democratic senators. When Re publican Senator Mason asked Schwartz why he had chosen to hire an ex-offender from California when New York had plenty of ex-offenders, Democrat Senator Gold countered by asking as it was not true that the California penal system was far more advanced than New York’s. Schwartz, age 44, is a graduate of Harvard Law School and until his appointment to Commissioner had been teaching law at the University of Buffalo. The Peer Counselors have decided to suspend the Hotline Service for the remainder of the semester as of March 25, 1976. The Hotline had been available from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., seven days per week for six weeks and no response was received. As a result, it has been decided that a re-evaluation of the Hotline be undertaken prior to the Fall Semester to determine the need for the service or one similar to it. As a means of obtaining the necessary information, we will be asking the student body to assist the Counseling Center in a brief survey. The survey will be distributed in the near future. Your participation in this survey is necessary for the improvement on our service and will be greatly appreciated. 36 iJQtS « K X SOU * 3 4 i O i O i aD6 CJi « 3 6 « 3 * O I was the Lone Bird out in the cold and snow J chirping for some Warm love. You took me in % and gave me your love. U Now you are just like a singing bir m me, k For you bring the song of the morning to me, y For you have filled my heart with love and laughter. a; while the artist’s new canvas « awaits to be drawn upon, f-. Our love is supplying the colors needed. Yet, somehow the colors seem not to be mixing properly, n I can’t say what is right Z and what is wrong, 0 Although I still can say I Love You. y PAGE 5 Jonas Petrikas ft 36 * * SOB «£3: SOS « 3 » SOS O X X O (O f O i O Anti Discrimination visitation, mailing and other privileges. Upset at the- fact that Schwartz has hired ex-offenders to the commission who are still on parole, Marino charged that this was too great a risk to take both to the ex-offender and to the security of the prison. While Schwartz insisted that ex-offenders did not visit prison facilities alone, and that they had no opportunity to ask for blueprints o f the prison, he agreed that the hiring of parolees is a dangerous problem. Senator Mason’s attitude toward hiring ex-offenders, whom he characterized as “depraved perverted form er citizens...the very dregs of humanity,” plainly showed the Committee and the adudience inthe Legislative Office Building the great need for prison reforms, although that was not his intention. He accused the Commis sioner of actually caring about prisoners, another way of accusing him of doing his job. As a result of the questioning on hiring ex-offenders, Schwartz agreed to check out the applicant’s credentials more thoroughly than he had previously done. Of the three ex-offenders hired by the Commissioner, two are still in employ, and Schwartz ik very satisfied with their work. Schwartz’ minimum standards on visitation call for the providing of contact visits for pre-trail detainees. This would relate only to local facilities as federal prisons have already been mandated to do so by the courts. In a part of this forty page statement to the Senate Committee, he explained the rationale behind these minimum standards. “These are the matters which affect the inmate’s relations and ultimate reintegration with the outside community. The average inmate of a local facility will not stay there very long. It is thus especially important to maintain his links with his family, friends, and the community. As United States Attorney General Levi recently observed, study after study, in New York, California, and elsewhere have shown that the maintenance of family and community links is crucial to reintegration of the inmate into the community and to reducing recidivism. This is especially true for the large number of pre-trail detainees who may never be sentenced to prison. All of the proposed standards relate, directly or indirectly, to that.” Schwartz then went on to say that 11 of the standards are either “mandated by governing Visit the etc • booth at the Flea Market Sunday featuring: Dave’s plants macramè sand art terrariums decoupage etc. etc. etc. If there is reincarnation, I wonder if The way we live now will determine The way we will live in our next life on earth. I have often questioned why God would create Such a creature as a worm. Perhaps were originally people Who had previously used their legs for No other reason but to walk all over other people. For now worms must spend the rest of Their lives on their stomachs, with the fear, Within themselves, that they too, may be stepped on. Perhaps those who now do nothing with Their lives will become goldfish in a glass bowl. Swimming continuously in a circle With no end or beginning, For they will soon realize the worth Of adventure. What about those who never listen? Perhaps they will be born again the state of muteness. It won’t be until then that they understand The importance of these words Never spoken by others. But yes, if there is reincarnation I truly believe that those who live their life Loving and being loved Will have no other destination in the next world But the best. Their reward will be the most precious of all. They will be the newborn babies eager to enjoy Gods heaven on earth. o o 25 VARIETIES OF PANCAKES • STEAKS • CHICKEN • SEA FOOD • ITALIAN FOOD • HOT & COLD SANDWICHES Open 7 AM-4 AM 21 Hours Per Day 7 Days A'Week PANCAKE RESTAURANT 724-9908 2 0 0 La Fayette St. Utica, N.Y. (One Block West of Hotel Utica) Needed Evaluations TITLE IX REQUIREMENTS Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 says: “no person...shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any eduction program or activity receiving federal financial assist ance.” ■ i ■ i The amendments governing Title IX became effective in July 1975 and among the regulations require that each recipient of federal education aid must evalu ate its current policies and practices to determine whether they comply with Title IX and submit a written self-evaluation by July 1976. Each recipient must take whatever steps are necessary to end discrimination. Institutions must keep a description of these steps on file for three years. STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AT UTICA/ROME SELF-EVAL UATION AVAILABLE TO CAMPUS FOR STUDY - APRIL 6, 1976 In accord with the foregoing, a Title IX Coordinator at SUC Utica/Rome was named in October and a Self-Evaluation Committee consisting of members from the affected areas subsequently organ ized. The preliminary written self-evaluation has now been completed by the Committee and copies will be available for study oh April 6, 1976, in the locations listed below. LIBRARY URSA OFFICE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE ALL VICE PRESDIENT’S OFFICES ALL DEAN'S OFFICES COMMENTS INVITED AT OPEN HEARINGS - APRIL 20, 1976 The Title IX Committee will (hold open hearings on Tuesday, April 20, 1976, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. in Room 229, Building #1. After studying the written'evalua tion, responsible comments from the campus community are in vited. Following the hearings the written self-evaluation will be revised before submission to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare in July.
