Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-28 | Page 11 | Innovation Adds to Prison Safety

INNOVATION ADDS TO PRISON SAFETY I rM w dw d t I i r I S v vw WAY TWO RADIO WILL LINK PRISON GUARDS y Warden arden Owen Neb ker at Master Set A Radio to Keep GU Guards in Touch During- During Day or Night By the end of this week at a acost acost acost cost of only the state prison will have a way two-way radio system that hat Warden Owen said would provide a new pre precaution aution against any emergency that might arise On Monday a master set had hafl been installed in the wardens warden's office and another set in the ba backstop the building west of the prison that commands both gates and the turnkeys turnkey's turnkeys turnkey's turn- turn keys key's office Other sets ar are to be installed in each of the two guard towers one in cell block No 1 I one onen in n cell block bloc No 2 and another in the he shops This system will permit the guards on duty to to to- communicate with each other at any time allowing allow- allow allowing ing ng interchange of information as aso to o each others other's whereabouts any crowds crowds' outside the walls walla or any unusual activity Warden explained that the system requires no operator to remain on duty as when he leaves at night he can set the system so that the guards can communicate te with each other automatically