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Columbus. Olilo, Aug. 29, (INS).—An iron*' rule which allows convicts on quarter has been inaugurated by Warden 1*. E. Thomas at the Ohio state penitentiary here. Noticeable among the results of the new regime in force after the prison fire April 21. 1920, when 220 convicts were burned to death, are three outstanding things, namely:There are virtually no escapes.Radios in convicts' cells have beenbanned.Warden Thomas is burning all bridges behind him and already is prepared for another prison probe.Stricter disciplinary measures and the economic slump have coupled together to cut escapes to the mini- j mum. Since the first of the year, ac-, cording to the warden, only three prisoners, all trusties, have walked away from the penitentiary. One was recaptured, another surrendered voluntarily because he could find no job and the third is still at large.One of the “walkaways cannot be classed as an escape, he continued, because guards erroneously made a trusty of the wrong convict and the prisoner took advantage of the mistake and fled.Warden Thomas divided the would-
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Van Wert Daily Bulletin
Van Wert, Ohio, US
Mon, Aug 29, 1932
Page 6
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