Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 70, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1983 Page: 3 of 16
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Sapulpa Daily Herald
PAGE THREE-A
Thursda>, September 22, 1983
Drug use by prison inmates rises by 400percent
OKLAHOMA CITY
IUPI) — The number of
Oklahoma prison inmates
using moodaltering drugs
increased by 400 percent
during the first six months
of 1983, a state Corrections
Department report shows
today
Prisons fact-finder
Henry John Albach in-
troduced the agency's
report Wednesday during
the third day of a federal
court hearing on conditions
in the state's prisons
He said the report in-
dicates prison doctors are
giving psychotropic drugs
to almost one-fourth of the
inmates in the penal
system
“It is a big shock to me,"
later told a UPI reporter
Albach testified that the
report showed 445 inmates
were given anti-psychotic
and antidepressant drugs
from January to March
That number rose to 1,522
for April to June, he said
"That's a tremendous in-
crease," he said
He said such drugs are
used to “control mental
problems "
The fact-finder said the
increase may mean that
the medical staffs at
prisons are having to “turn
more and more to
psychotropic drugs to
control the population "
Other highlights of
Tuesday's hearing in-
cluded:
—Revelation that the
U.S. Justice Department
has joined the state in
fighting the prison lawsuit
filed 11 years ago by the
American Civil liberties
Union.
Albach's
acknowledgment that he
was an officer of the ACLU
chapter in Dallas in 1981
when he was appointed as a
fact-finder by U.S. District
Judge 1 either Bohanon
—Albach said he believes
there is a serious
possibility that conditions
in the prisons now violate
the constitutional
prohibition of "cruel and
unusual punishment ”
-Inmates knew there
was “no free ride” when
they rioted at the Conner
Correctional Center in
Hominy on Aug 29, and
expected punishment for
their actions, according to
Albach said
—Former Hominy in-
mates now live at the
McAlester prison in
cellhouses which both the
state attorney general's
office and Albach agree
are "filthy” and
horrible "
Albach also testified that
some inmates believe
Solons find
Nigh’s figures
puzzling ones
triplecelling soon will take
place, causing “con-
siderable apprehension
about what this is going to
mean ”
Overcrowding has
caused tempers of inmates
and penal workers to flare,
and there is evidence of
“psychological
deterioration," he said
Albach said state prison
medical personnel recently
told him they had seen “a
disproportionate increase
in psychological
problems" since double-
celling began
He said inmates whose
mental problems had been
stable were falling apart”
and inmates who never had
been treated for
psychological problems
were beginning to develop
severe manic-depressive
and psychotic symptoms ”
Albach said he had been
told that the staff at the
McAlester prison relied on
drugs to control the inmate
population in 1973 before it
exploded in a riot that
killed three people and
caused $12 million damage.
Medical workers at-
tributed the increase in
psychological problems to
overcrowding, Albach
said
He noted that Oklahoma
has had seven group
disturbances in prisons this
year, including an Aug 29
riot at Hominy in which one
inmate was killed and
damage was estimated at
S3 4 million
OKLAHOMA CITY
(UPI) — Legislative
leaders have expressed
puzzlement and disbelief
over a statement by Gov.
George Nigh that the
state's revenue shortfall
may be as little as 1.5
percent for the current
fiscal year.
Nigh mentioned the
figure at a news conference
earlier this week in
defending his reasons for
not pressing for a tax in-
crease. If true, it would
mean the revenue shortfall
through next June would be
about $25 million.
Legislative leaders,
using figures supplied by
the state budget office and
governor’s office, have
pegged the shortfall at
three or four times that
amount.
House Speaker Jim
Barker, D-Muskogee. said
he found the figure “hard
to believe.”
“Hie estimates we have
been getting are for a
shortfall of $75 to $100
million," Barker said.
Senate Appropriations
Chairman Rodger Randle,
D-Tulsa, and a legislative
staff member expressed
amazement when told of
Nigh's estimate.
Randle shook his head
and said Senate projections
indicate a shortfall of $75
million.
“And those figures are
more optimstic than some I
have seen in the governor's
office," Randle said.
Nigh said at a news
conference Tuesday he has
no plans for a special
session later this year to
deal with the revenue
situation.
"We can still meet those
problems in January," he
said.
Nigh said the economy
shows some bright spots
that could change the
picture for the current
year. He said early
shortfalls are expected but
it can be made up later
“Depending on what
estimates you get,” he
said, “we could con-
ceivably find ourselves...,
some of our major
problems are because of
cash flow rather than the
lack of money. Some of the
projections are that we
could end up at the end of
the fiscal year with
somewhere within 1.5
percent of our ap-
propriation, which I think
every agency in state
government could exist
with, for this year. ... I
understand the next year is
entirely different. I’ve just
tried to buy a year's time."
Randle said that
Oklahoma's impending
revenue crisis is so great
that projected revenue
shortfalls for November
through January will be
three times the amount
Nigh wanted to finance
from the bond reserve
fund.
Nigh said he was
disappointed the
Legislature was walking
away from the $37 million
bond fund instead of using
it to meet shortfalls ex-
pected in November and
December. Legislative
caucuses in this week's
special session rejected his
plan to tap the fund.
Actually, only $15 million
would have been available
from the bond fund for
shortfalls after subtracting
$5 million Nigh proposed
for prisons, $11 million for
school mid-term ad-
justments and $6.3 million
in forfeitures and lost in-
terest for early cash-in of
CD's. Nigh planned to pick
up another $6 million in
other funds, however for a
total of $21 million.
“Hie shortfalls will be
greater than that for
November and December
and three times that when
you count January,"
Randle said
Randle said latest
revenue projections from
the Senate fiscal office
indicate allocations to
agencies will have to be cut
10 percent in November
and 15 percent in
December, for a total of $35
million.
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State lodge buyer ready
to acquire Eufaula units
OKLAHOMA CITY
(UPI) — State Tourism
Director Abe Hesser
confirmed he would unveil
a proposal today by a
prospective buyer willing
to pay $15 million for the
Eufaula lodges.
Hesser said the buyer's
offer for that approximate
figure would be presented
to the Oklahoma I.ake
Redevelopment Authority
at 2 p.m at the Capitol.
“I am not at liberty to
disclose who the buyer is,”
Hesser said “I expect
action at that meeting."
Hie authority voted
recently to authorize
Hesser to negotiate for the
sale of the two lodges,
Fountainhead and
Arrowhead, for not less
than what it would require
to pay off current in-
debtedness. which totals
approximately $15 million
Hie lodges were financed
with federal loans 20 years
ago, and the state has
never made sufficient
profit to make payments on
either the principal or
Gov George Nigh has
called the two lodges, with
350 rooms between them,
"two stars in the crown ...
of a model state lodge
system
He said they should not
be fauled for failing to
show a direct profit. In-
stead. he said, they should
be credited with luring
millions of dollars in
tourist business into
Oklahoma.
Beer age changes today
Lawmakers OK
Hominy bills
OKLAHOMA CITY.
(UPI) — A new state law
barring beer sales to
people under age 21 takes
effect today.
Opponents of the law
conceded defeated Wed-
nesday in their petition
(frive to bring the question
to a vote of the people
Hie new law not only
prohibits those under 21
from making beer pur-
chases but provides for
forfeiture of a license to
sell beer if a tavern or
grocery makes such a sale.
Hie latter is expected to be
the prime enforcement tool
for prosecutors because of
its economic effect.
"Hie petition drive has
fallen short,” he said.
OKLAHOMA CITY
[PI) — Both houses have
iproved separate ver-
ms of bills appropriating
5 million to rebuild riot-
rn Hominy prison,
saring the way for ex-
cted final votes Friday.
Each house passed its
m bill Wednesday after
ire than two hours of
bate.
Dpponents argued it
uild be a waste of money
spend more on prisons
tile supporters said there
is no alternative.
Hie bills appropriate
ly half as much as
guested by Gov. George
gh and leave the state's
nd reserve fund un-
lched. Each bill reap-
oprlates from funds
eady in the Corrections
ipartment budget for
ier purposes.
Die House version
ssed 65-24 and the Senate
1 26-17. Each bill now
goes to the other chamber
for consideration.
A final vote on a com-
bined version of the two
bills is scheduled Friday,
when the special
legislative session is ex-
pected to end, barring new
problems.
Nigh said earlier he was
disappointed that the
legislature would not draw
from the state's bond
reserve fund for the prison
money but said he would
sign the bill.
Hie House inserted an
amendment to exempt
contractors from state
laws requiring payment of
minimum wages on public
buildings.
Both bills exempt con-
tractors from competitive
bid requirements, which
Nigh said was one of the
reasons for convening the
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