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Show Acting Utch Worcfcn Takes Prison Post Utah stats board of correction. In aa unanimous decision, Thursday Thurs-day appointed acting Warden AH vln O. Severson ss permanent warden war-den of the state prison. In a meeting at the state prison in Sugar House Thursday, Warden Severson told ths board ha still was Interested In taking the position. posi-tion. Hs pointed out that while the federal penal system. In which he was aa officer, offered many advantages, ad-vantages, the positioa In Utah was a "challenge." Oams aa Adviser Warden Severson, on a 30-day "loan" from McNeil Island Dent teatiary In Washington stats, cams to ths prison aa an adviser. A lengthy report of corrective measures taken sines hs has been at .the prison and recommendations for ths future was submitted by the warden and accepted by the board. In accepting the report ' the board gave Warden Ssverson authority au-thority to reinstate Robert Devlna, superintendent of the stats prison farm at ths Point of ths Mountain, and three other men to the position posi-tion of guards. Mr. Devtne and Guards John Turner, Jack Joopsen and Joseph Knell were dismissed following the cape of four prisoners Sept Jl st ths stats fairgrounds. 'Oood tlonduc HoUday - Ths escapees were among ths group of about 20 prisoners who had been taken to the fairgrounds for s "good conduct holiday." Ths warden r ported that Mr. Joopsen and Mr. Turner already have been reinstated and the other will be in the near future. " Their plea for reinstatement was based on records reviewed st ths Urns that ths board discussed ths dismissals. These records, according accord-ing to W. Keith Wilson, board secretary, sec-retary, indicate the dismissals were the result of a "then standing stand-ing bad practice, rather than any personal dereliction of duty on the part of ths men." The practice baa sines been discontinued. The report also stated an adjustment ad-justment board has been established estab-lished at the prison to deal with "disciplinary" cases. , Firearms Practice A positive program of firearms practice has been set up; all in- mates have been assigned to work crews; some 60 men have been classified under a "screening" program; pro-gram; a repair survey is being conducted; a ' clean-up program has been established and definite security measures have been set up st ths Point of the Mountain, ths report showed. On policies and procedures, as a kmg-rangs goal, ths report contained con-tained a detailed discussion of a quarantine program for new Inmates. In-mates. It pointed out that the quarantine quar-antine and classification programs are the most important aspects of prison administration, Adrian B. Pembroke, board chairman, questioned Warden Severson Sev-erson as to whether his salary would bs adequate. Warden Severson Sever-son assured him that while ha wss interested In mora money there were many other considerations that made him desire the Job. Salary of the new warden, subject sub-ject to spproval of ths stats finance fi-nance commission, will be 2373 per month, plus quarters and subsistence. subsist-ence. Ths present salary is set at 2343 per month, , |