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Show LAXITY BLAMED MN PRISON BREAK '. ALBANY, N. Y Nov. 2 UP The New York state correction commission com-mission reported today "a laxity In regulation and control" at the Onondaga On-ondaga county penitentiary at Ijamesville, N. Y, where three convicted con-victed O'Connell kidnapers escaped .November 18. 'terrogated were unanimous in stating stat-ing that at no time had they received re-ceived any instructions as to the searching or frisking of cells for contraband and that at no time .had they made such examination," the commission said. The report was made after an Investigation conducted following the escape of John Oley, Percy (Angel Face) Geary and Harold (Red) Crowley, facing long federal prison terms for the 1933 kidnaping of John J. O'Connell Jr. of Albany. Wives Jailed The commission's report came while an Onondaga county grand jury was investigating the escape, and the wives of Oley and Geary were lodged In the Albany county jaiL awaiting arraignment on charges of resisting federal officers. "The entire system of supervision cated a laxity in regulaton and control which should not, under any circumstances, be permitted to continue," con-tinue," he commission said. "On many occasions, K has been urged by the state commission of correction that the state, through legislative enactment, be empowered empow-ered to take over the management and control of penitentiaries, except ex-cept the penitentiary of. the city f New York. Training Stressed ' "If this procedure were followed, K would result in appointees to Institutions In-stitutions of this type being sub- jected to a three-month course of Intensive training, as is mandatory for similar employes of state prisons. pris-ons. The commission feels that only by following such a procedure Can competent and efficient administration admin-istration of these Institutions be established and maintained." ! Oley, Crowley and Geary, who had been In the penitentiary pending pend-ing an appeal of their kidnaping sentences, are now in the Albany county jalL They fled from the Jamesvllle Institution after Geary SawecLhiaway to freedom, and then forced guards to liberate hie companions. com-panions. . Oley and Crowley were seised In a Syracuse rooming house the next jay, and Geary, who had eluded capture by leaping IS feet from a Window, was taksn without resist-' resist-' ance at a near-by parking station hack 24 hours later. |