Vol.10 No.26 - Editor's Report - DOGIN TO DECIDE WHETHER OJJDPMAY CUT OFF FUNDS TO CALIFORNIA

Sep 29, 2026

Vol.10 No.26 editor’s report discusses Henry Dogin’s upcoming decision on whether California Youth Authority complies with the JD Act separation mandate, which could affect access to OJJDP formula grant funds. It explains the legal separation requirement, reviews federal-state negotiations since 1974, and recounts the breakdown after David West found no effort to meet the October 1 deadline. The issue also covers prison-life realities and a new “holistic” corrections approach.

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IN THIS ISSUE

Hank Dogin's Hot Potatoe

BRUTAL REALITY OF PRISON LIFE DEMONSTRATED BY RACE RIOT

NEW 'HOLISTIC' APPROACH TO CORRECTIONS FINDS DISCIPLES

'Holistic Corrections'

Vol.10 No.26 Editor's Report... DOGIN TO DECIDE WHETHER OJJDPMAY CUT OFF FUNDS TO CALIFORNIA Decision Could Open Door To WholesaleMixing Of Young Adult And Juvenile Offenders Late next week,LEAA Administrator HenryDogin will decide whether the California YouthAuthority(CYA)violates the separation mandateof the JD Act,thereby disqualifying itself and otherstate youth-serving programs from receiving millionsof dollars in Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin-quency Prevention(OJJDP)formula grant funds The act's separation mandate -Section 223(a)(13)-states "that juveniles alleged to be or foundto be delinquent shall not be detained or confinedin an institution in which they have regular contactwith adult persons incarcerated because they havebeen convicted of a crime or are awaiting trial oncriminal charges." The OJJDP has been at odds with CYA overcompliance with the separation mandate since theJD Act's passage in 1974.For the last four years,California has been negotiating the issue with thefederal juvenile justice agency. From the federal viewpoint,the object of thenegotiations has been to bring the large and well-financed CYA into compliance with the JD Actand thus avoid cutting off funds to the rest of Cali-fornia's juvenile justice establishment. The OJJDP-California negotiations finally brokedown after Acting OJJDP Administrator David Westdetermined that CYA had made no effort to meetthe final October 1 deadline of a special agreementand was,instead,again attempting to prolong thenegotiations. (see CYA,page eight) December 21,1979 IN THIS ISSUE Hank Dogin's Hot Potatoe:Deciding WhetherCYA Complies With JD Act Separation Mandate..1 Soledad Race Riot:Graphic Demonstration 'Holistic'Corrections Finds Disciples:Hot Pink Jail Cel Not Easy To Accept .....3 Tennessee Corrections Situation:One Of Crowded 'Nip And Tuck'.... ..4 Wisconsin Prison Count Rising:Swan Says Because Of Parole Decline......5 Alabama Governor Battles County:Over Proposed Prison Site..........5 Missouri Builds New Prison:To Cope With System Overcrowding . ....6 LA.Rule Favors Corrections Pros: Prisoners Who Refuse To Work Cannot Sleep...7 N.Y.Prison Begins Child Day-Care: In Effort To Keep Inamte Families Together ...8 In California... ## BRUTAL REALITY OF PRISON LIFEDEMONSTRATED BY RACE RIOT Two Dead,17 Injured-Prison Spokesman SaysRiot Potential Will Increase During 1980's On Dec.6,the same day officials lifted a three-month lockdown at California's Soledad State Prisonbegun in August because of racial strife,dozens ofblack inmates brandishing makeshift knives andclubs jumped a group of white and Chicano inmatesas they were returning to their cells for an afternoonpopulation count. During the 35-minute melee that followed,17of the 80 prisoners involved were injured and twowhite inmates were stabbed to death.About 100corrections officers responded to the brawl,firing10 rounds of heavy-grain birdshot from 12-gaugeshotguns into the mass of fighting men. Scores of officers dressed in riot gear thenwaded in among the battlers to physically pull themapart.Five ambulances from Monterey County wererushed to the scene to take away the dead and wounded.A virtual carpet of discarded weapons,clothing tornto rags and debris covered the yard as “calm”settledover the prison. "It appears to have been a preplanned assaultby blacks on whites and Chicanos...and it appearsto have been in retaliation for an assault by whiteson blacks on Aug.19,"in which whites used base-ball bats to club blacks,said Department of Correc-tions spokesman Phil Guthrie. Since that August riot,in which officers alsowere forced to use birdshot,the inmates of Soledad'snorth facility had been under "lockdown."In thefour-month aftermath,prison officials gradually re-laxed the lockdown procedures. Prison superintendent Otis Loggins said he hadbeen warned that "whenever we open up again theinmates were going to get it on.We've b

FAQs

What decision will Henry Dogin make regarding the California Youth Authority?

Henry Dogin, LEAA Administrator, will decide whether CYA violates the JD Act separation mandate and whether that would disqualify it and other programs from receiving OJJDP formula grant funds.

What does the JD Act separation mandate require under Section 223(a)(13)?

Juveniles alleged to be or found delinquent must not be detained or confined in institutions where they have regular contact with adult persons incarcerated for crimes or awaiting trial on criminal charges.

What event does the issue describe as demonstrating the brutal reality of prison life?

It describes a Dec. 6 race riot at California’s Soledad State Prison, resulting in two deaths and 17 injuries, with heavy birdshot fired and riot-gear officers intervening.

Sep 29, 2026

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