Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-26
|karrick Seeks
Prompt Parole,
Prison Farley
Urges Discussions
With Colleagues on
Analysis This Week
BY JAMES G. DEANE

BY JAMES G. DEANE
Commissioner David B. Kar-
rick said yesterday he is ready
to begin discussions with the
other two District Commission
ers on q follow-up Of last months
sweeping parole and prison re-
lport.
Mr.. Karrick said the Commits
sioners have been handed an
analysis covering about half the
massive report. The analysis
was prepared by Schuyler Lowe.
general administration director
The Commissioner said he
hopes to take UP this analysis
with his colleagues this week. He
said 1t includes IS or Is recon-
mendations.
Split Is Denied
At the same time, Mr.. Karrick
denied that q split already has
developed between himself and
Commissioner Robert e. Nc
Laughlin over the prison propo-
Isals.
There Is a divergence Of
Views" Mr.. Karrick declared,
|"but the word split Is wrong"
| Mr.. Mclaughlin yesterday also
Iobjected to reports Of split. He
added, however, that he feels
the big prison report needs to
be studied very carefully" and
that the city should proceed
cautiously in dealing with it.
A hint of a difference Of opin-
ion was given Friday when Mr..
Mclaughlin told a luncheon
group that he felt it would be
Improper to consider the city's
whole prison problem in terms
of how much money could be
saved by an expansion Of pro-
baton and parole.
Cites Gains Made
Addressing a United Commu-
nifty Services group. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin said the city has made
great gains in dealing with GRIM
inals. He also asserted that I'VE
should not take chances with
THE safety Of the community TO
save a few dollars on prison
construction"
The prison report. which was
drafted by a committee headed
by Mr.. Karrick. focused in part
on crowding in the city's correc-
tional institutions. The report
recommended spending, immedi-
ately, around 81 million for adj
Iditional correctional facilities
and a bigger probation and
parole staff. It also urged some
major changes in the handling
lof offenders. especially DRINKS.
Mr.. Karrick. in making the re-
port public. said it might help
curb the prison population
enough to avert need for costly
new prison.
II Mr.. Mclaughlin yesterday ex-
pressed reluctance to discuss his
Ilviews in detail before the report
lis given more study.
!, 81 don't want to PREJUDICE it.
The declared.
4 Indicates Doubts
i He indicated some definite
doubts, however. about the city'l
liability to forestall more prison
construction or Save larg,
: amounts Of money by following
out the reports recommended
tions.
:. He also expressed concern thai
the city should not jeopardize it
present good crime and police
record. He asserted that this
record rests partly on the city's
Reputation for being tough or
offenders.
Commissioner Karrick said
yesterday that his committees
program offered no guarantees
that the city can avoid building
q new prison. Prison authorities
ALREADY have voiced doubt on
this score.
Mr.. Karrick also said he has
mo desire. by expanding proba-
tion and parole. to have crimi-
mails running around here"
He declared that he definitely
wants to see more stress put on
parole and probation. however
And he called the city's present
system Of handling alcoholics
which he labeled q separate
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
Mr.. Karrick said q bigger
staff is the first need for doing
more parole and probation work
He indicated he will urge that
the city move to provide the
funds for this.