A Complete Information Exchange for the Rehabilitation and Correction Professional - Vol. 6 No. 10 - May 14, 1975

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A bi-weekly Washington Crime News Services publication focused on rehabilitation and correction professionals, issue Vol. 6 No. 10 dated May 14, 1975. Highlights include proposals by Attorney General Edward Levi for a LEAA advisory panel to oversee Law Enforcement Assistance Administration funding, changes in trial venue objections in Joanne Little’s case, and a prison fire safety warning about urethane jail mattresses producing dense toxic smoke. Additional sections list coverage across states, job listings, sentencing developments, and related literature.

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PROSECUTORS OBJECT TO CHANGE OF VENUE IN JOANNE LITTLE TRIAL

URETHANE JAIL MATTRESSES POSE DEADLY SMOKE HAZARD

a CORRECTIONTS ● Prison Management TechniquesDICGHST● Training and Career Development● Rehabilitation and Treatment Concepts● Parole and Probation Trends ● Community Guidance Programs ● Literature and Products # A Complete Information Exchange for the Rehabilitation and Correction Professional RICHARD J.O'CONNELL,Publisher CHARLES A.BAILEY,Editor NANCY VAN WYEN,Subscription Director Published bi-weekly by Washington Crime News Services 7620 Little River Turnpike,Annandale,Virginia 22003.Phone 703-941-6600.$60 per year;multi-copy rates and 30-day trial subscription available on request. # MENCY CLEGE CE lAnNay 14,1975 Vol.6 No.10 Page 1 To Oversee Spending ● Eliminate funding of juvenile delinquencyand law enforcement education programs. CREATION OF LEAA ADVISORY PANELSUGGESTED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL Curtail plans to modify block grants somore emphasis could be put on channeling fundsto courts and high-crime areas. Creation of an advisory panel of non-govern-ment experts to oversee the Law EnforcementAssistance Administration's granting of funds forcriminal justice projects has been proposed byAttorney General Edward Levi. Allow the states to allocate money withintheir jurisdictions to areas where crime is highest. Reportedly,Levi's suggestion is being con-sidered by the White House as a way to cut backon federal spending.The current LEAA budgetis the largest single item in the Justice Depart-ment,and while it is down to $769.8 million forfiscal 1976-$106 million below fiscal 1975-it is still $300 million over the FBI budget andrepresents more than one-third of the JusticeDepartment's total expenditures. | IN THIS ISSUE一 | | | --- | --- | | Levi Proposes LEAA Advisory Panel | 1 | | Prosecutors Object To Little Trial Switch | 2 | | Jail Mattresses Pose Deadly Smoke Hazard | 2 | | Child-Molseters Seek Castration | 2 | | Prosecution For Joliet Riot Likely | 3 | | FAA Has New Rules On Firearms,Prisoners | 3 | | Alaska Seeks Corrections Contract Proposals | 4 | | Across The States-- | 4 | | Rangel Applauds VA Prison Outreach Action | 5 | | Job Listings- | 6 | | Boston Gets Experimental Sentencing Project | 6 | | Attica:Hill,Pernasilice Sentenced | 6 | | Ford's Anti-Crime Stance Criticized | 7 | | Literature- | 7 | | Florida Houses Prisoners In Tent City | 8 | In proposing the creation of an advisorypanel,Levi has rejected recommendations madeby a special task force of the Department of Jus-tice office of policy and planning. After a two-month study,the group recom-mended that the LEAA: ● Convert to a total block-grant systemunder which all funds would be distributed inblocks to states and local jurisdictions,therebyeliminating the discretionary funding system forspecial projects. The Ford Administration's proposal forcontinuing the LEAA must be submitted to theCongress by tomorrow.Congressional authoriza-tion for the LEAA runs out on Sept.3 of next year.■ ## PROSECUTORS OBJECT TOCHANGE OF VENUEIN JOANNE LITTLE TRIAL Prosecutors in the murder trial o JoanneLittle,a black woman charged with the slaying ofa white jailer,have asked the state supreme courtto rescind an order moving the trial from Beaufortto Wake County,North Carolina. William C.Griffin,District Attorney for thesecond judicial district,filed the motion askingthat the trial site be moved back to eastern NorthCarolina.Superior Court Judge Henry A.McKinnon earlier this month accepted an argu-ment by the defense that Miss Little could notreceive a fair trial in eastern North Carolina andgranted a motion to move the trial to Raleigh. S O The 21-year-old Miss Little is charged withthe icepick slaying of Clarence Alligood,a 62-year-old white Beaufort County jailer.She con-tends she was fighting off a rape attempt byAlligood. Y 4 In the appeal to the state supreme court,Griffin and speci

FAQs

What advisory panel did Attorney General Edward Levi propose in this issue?

Levi proposed creating an advisory panel of non-government experts to oversee LEAA grant funding for criminal justice projects.

Why did prosecutors object to the change of venue in the Joanne Little trial?

They asked the state supreme court to rescind the order moving the trial, arguing the judge acted beyond authority by relocating the trial without the prosecutor’s consent.

What safety risk did the article warn about regarding urethane foam rubber mattresses?

It reported that the mattress can burn vigorously even when advertised as “flame retardant,” producing dense, toxic smoke and requiring self-contained breathing equipment during a fire.

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