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12 Correction 1 (1942)

handle is hein.journals/crecton12 and id is 1 raw text is: < ~ '%%~ fj~ ~:~- - - MmU IIL PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION I VOLUME 12 OSSINING, N. Y. PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES T HE blast of Sing Sing Prison's siren which for years sounded a warning that a convict had escapi- ed, will, during the war's duration, warn Ossining and the countryside that an air raid is imminent. All of- ficers will report to the institution at once prepared to deal with whatever emergency may arise. Sing Sing is but one of the fourteen institutions adminislered by the State Department of Correctioii planning to meet any war situation as a result of in- structions sent to the head of each institution by Com- missioner John A. Lyons. Staff meetings have been held, committees appointed to deal with specific problems, State al local defense and police authorities contacted and plans are under way to cooperate with local communities in caring for civilians injured or made teumporarily homeless. Sing Sing Prison, not far from the metropoliia district and in proximity to several military objectives, is probably in greater danger than any of the other institutions. Employees are attending emergency in- struction courses furinished by the Department. As in other institutions particular attention is liing given to maintenance supplies, gas, water, electricity, heal- ing, emergency housing, fire fighting, etc., Members of the staff have been detailed by Warden Robert J. Kirby to attend the Tn-Service Training Course on problems of correctional institutions during hbutbiardment which is being conducted by the New York City Department of Correction. In the event of destruction of cellblocks or should they become untenable, temporary homsintg could be had in the gymnasium, school and chapel buildings. Should it become necessary to remove inmates of the Death House it is planned to houst them in the old Death House or segregation building. Tnmates in the hospital could be temporarily cared for in the school building. In the event a partial evacuation of the institution is necessary there is room to temporarily house in- mates until transfer is made. In an emergency it would be possible to transfer men to the new Green (Continued on Page 5) VJANUARY, 1942 NuMBER 1 PRISONERS AND NATIONAL DEFENSE A T the 71st Annual Congress of the American Prison Asoviation in San Francisco last August the As- sociation authorized the formation of a Committee on Prisons and Nalional Defense. This followed an ad- dress byv Sain A. Lewisohn of New York, a member of the Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries, Iue., and a member of the New York State Commission of Correction, in which Mr. Lewisohn, discussing Gear- ing Prisoners to the Naoimal Defense, proposed the organization of a so-called Division 31 in every prison in the country. Memhership in this division, he sugges led, could be earned by any prisoner who would take the necessary training to (ualify for a specific place in the National Defenise Program. Following the outhreak of the war, G. Howland Shaw, Assistant Secretary of State, and president of the American Prison Association, appointed MIr. Lew- isohn chairman of the Committee on Prisons and Na- tional Defense. The conimitt ee has communicated with commissions, heads of departments, wardens and super- intendents of institutions in the forty-eight states ur- ging that training programs lie organizedi under qual- ifying services in Division 3I; that the presentation and discussion of' demnocratic principles, policies and ideals lie encouraged aiiong prisoners by inviting pub- li spirited citizens to aidress them; that courses in citizensliip- training for alien prisoners who intend to stai in Ihe IU'nited States after release be organized; anI that prisoners lie urged to purc.hase defense bonds wh4re their earnings permit. Mr. Lewisohn has written to Vice President Henry A. Wiallae, Chairman of the Economic Defense Board, suggest illg the exploration of t Ie possibilities of using tile ian-ipower, eqIpipmienil 1d exrience of the prison industries of Ithe various states for lite furtherance of national defense efforts. The Federal Prison Industries are making a com- mendable comntribiition in this direction, Mr. Lewisohn Wrote. *hlowever, the prison industries of the various states are restricted by Federal and State laws, and are hecoimiing increasinigly handicapped by priority orders. The shutting down of industries is threatened (Continued on Page 4) I

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