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Show PRISON TO GET 50-MAN GAMP Mountain-Point Project to Ease Crowding . The state board of corrections, meeting at the Utah stste prison Wednesday In executive session, authorized Warden Owen Nebeker to erect Immediately a -camp to house SO men on the proposed new prison site at Point of the Mountain. Moun-tain. The move was the first made by the board to alleviate the overcrowded over-crowded conditions blamed indirectly indi-rectly for the knife slaying of an Inmate and for eight prison escapes es-capes since early July. Warden Nebeker said work on the camp would be started at once. The men selected will be chosen from the "most trustworthy" convicts, con-victs, he said. Arrangements for housing 60 to 70 elderly convicts In a remodeled overalls factory inside the prison were made previously. The war- lOontlauea on Paaa T-aalvs), (Column On.) PRISON TO GET 50-MAH CAMP (Continued rroai Pus Om) den said Wednesday the dormitory would be ready for occupancy In few days. 44e Coavlrts -The Institution now houses 400 convicts, largest number In his-, tory, but official capacity Is 280 men. I Samuel W. Stewart, chairman; Governor Henry H. Blood, ex offl-1 cio member: Herbert A. Snow and Robert Lynch, members, and Joseph Jo-seph A. Clayton, board secretary, attended the meeting, a closed ses-sion ses-sion held six days earlier than regular reg-ular monthly meetings. Warden Nebeker submitted hi! recommendation! for change! in prison procedure, names of -three applicants for additional guard posts and a report' on recent incidents. in-cidents. Definite action to forestall repetition repe-tition of such occurrences as the subbing October 17 of Melbourne Lefgren, 24, allegedly by Frank Yerich, 22, and the escape a week ago of LeRoy Nash were other matters the board was to take up at the meeting. The board. Mr.'Stewarl SecTared. had prepared a number of recommendation! recom-mendation! guarding s gainst further fur-ther such occurrence!, and would aubmit them at Wednesday's meeting. meet-ing. Except for a tightening of visiting regulations, the board'! only official action In the case of Nash haa been to suspend George H. Vine, 70-year-old guard. Three new guard! were authorized author-ized by the board some time ago. Warden Nebeker said he planned to submit names of applicants at the meeting for approval. Recent prison events began when LeRoy Jack Brooks, 22, escaped, stole a car and was captured after several hours of freedom; Included the flieht bv.use of hieh tension ' power lines of Francis (Bob) Cush-man, Cush-man, 28, still at large; the slaying of Lefgren and the escape of Nash. |