Show Good News Prison Ready ea in October Mighty good news for generally generally generally gen gen- and for residents of Salt Lake City and the Sugar House area particularly particularly particularly is the announcement that the nevi new Point of t the e Mountain penitentiary willbe will willbe be opened this October Following an inspection of the new prison by state officials the other day Warden Varden A. A 0 0 O. Severson said he expects to move the first group of prisoners from Sugar House shortly after October 15 By that time two of the medium security buildings and the kitchen and utility building will be ready for pancy The administration and hospital building the gymnasium and the maximum security building will be completed completed completed com com- shortly thereafter It is none too soon to have the Point of the Mountain institution completed for two reasons In the first place the overcrowded and outmoded long-outmoded SugarHouse Sugar SugarHouse SugarHouse House institution is such a sieve that authorities can only hold prisoners therewith therewith there therewith with the greatest of difficulty and the task of administration and rehabilitation is seriously handicapped In the second place we are in danger of having completion completion completion com com- of the new prison blocked once again by war crisis shortages The last war war plus plus a considerable amount of official procrastination and bungling bungling- delayed completion of the Point of the Mountain prison for years If we dont don't get the penitentiary finished quickly we might be at Sugar House for another 10 years |