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Prison Probe Underway At Idaho State Penitentiary
A seven member Idaho committee led by Edward Williams begins hearings Tuesday at the Ida ho State Penitentiary to examine whole operation after riot and inmate murder. The panel uses subpoena power, may shield prisoners, and will call guards and officials including Director Ray mond May and Capt. Melvin O. Howard. Local sheriffs handle arson, attempted murder, and the Butler slaying as law enforcement reviews proceed.
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Kip Butty
Boise
UPI
Idaho State Penitentiary
Cecil D. Andrus
Edward V. Williams
Law Enforcement Planning Commission
Williams
Ada County
James A. Risch
ISP
State Correction
Raymond May
Glen Jeffes
William Evans
Richard Anderson
Melvin O. Howard
Bernard D. Fahey
Joe Munch
Robert Arneson
Arneson
H. Dean Summers
R-Boise
Summers
Wille
Risch
Andrus
Ada County Sheriffs Office
William H. Butler