ML20106D291
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 02/08/1985 |
| From: | Love A MONTGOMERY COUNTY LEGAL AID SERVICE |
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{{#Wiki_filter:, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 7' :($ Before The Atomic Safety and Licensing Aupeal Pinel In the Matter of : [ - PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY : Limerick Generating Stations :
~ Units 1 and 2
- NOS. 50-352 and 50-353 NOTICE OF APPEAL
-I. INTRODUCTION On September 18, 1981, the inmates at the State Correc-tional Institute at Graterford filed a Petition to Intervene in.
the above-captioned matter. On November 16, 1983, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff issued a response to said petition indicating that the. inmates.do have standing to intervene in this matter. lDn April 20, 1984, in a special pre-hearing order the Licensing Board granted the inmates twenty days to submit their contentions upon receipt of an evacuation plan for the State Correctional Institute at Graterford. Said inmates were concerned about. guaranteeing their safety in the event of an incident at the Limerick facility. On December 14, 1984, counsel for inmates received a sanitized version of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Cor-rection Radiological' Emergency' Response Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit "A". After review of said plan the inmates g2g g g g g PDR ja .
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filed a Motion for order requiring full disclosure of the plan under a protective order of the Court. They further requested that the twenty-day time period for filing their contentions not
.begin until full disclosure of the plan is permitted under the
~ appropriate circumstances. On January 29, 1985, a hearing was held on the inmates request for disclosure of the unsanitized version before the Licensing Board, Judge Hoyt presiding. At that time, Chairman Hoyt denied the inmates request to review said plan under a protective order or in any other way, and ordered the inmates to submit their contentions based upon the. sanitized version of the plan within twenty days. They further denied inmates counsel's request for a stay of the twenty days pending an appeal of that decision to:the Atomic Safety and. Licensing Appeal Panel. II. The Appeal Board Should' Allow this Interlocutory Appeal because the Licensing Board's Ruling was Based on an
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Erroneous- Legal Standard,10 CFR 2.790(a) and Said Ruling Affects the Basic Structure of the Proceedings in a Fervasive or Unusual Manner and Threatens the Petitioner with Immediate and Serious Irreparable Impact, which as a Practical Matter, could not be Alleviated by a Later Appeal. In order to allow an interlocutory appeal, our courts have indicated that a ruling must not only be legally erroneous but it must also. affect the basis structure of'the proceedings in ?- . i h ,
a pervasive or unusual manner, or threaten the petitioner with immediate or irreparable impact which, as a practical matter, could not be alleviated by a later appeal. Public Service Company of Indiana (Marble Hill Nuclear Generating Station Units 1 and 2), ALAB-405,5 NRC 1190, 1192 (1977). Thus, in order for the Licens-ing Appeal Board to accept an appeal on a matter that is inter-locutory and not final, these two conditions must be met. In the
, above-captioned matter, the inmates contend that both criteria i
! are satisfied.
With regard to the contention that the panel utilized a legally erroneous standard, the inmates draw the attention of the Appeals Board to 10 CFR 52.790(a), which states that a balancing test should be utilized when determining the rights of an inter-venor to review sensitive information under a protective order of the Court. Said balancing test should weigh the interests of the
" person... urging non-disclosure and the public interest in dis-closure". 10 CFR 32.790(a) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2) 5 NRC 1398 (1977). This case involved the release of the site security plans to interested intervenors. Said Court ruled that the applicants request for nondisclosure was outweighed by the public interest in disclosure and allowed for the intervenors to review portions of the plan under the protective order of the court.
While the case before us deals with the evacuation plan of a 1 1 prison and not the site security plan of a nuclear facility, it is a case of first impression and the inmates contend that by analogy the standards utilized for site security plan are adequate in order to formulate a legal argument for their request for full disclosure of the Bureau of Corrections evacuation plan. Chair-man Hoyt, in making her ruling denying the inmates access to the unsanitized evacuation plan cited erroneously the standard men-tioned in the Pacific Gas and Electric case. Chairman Hoyt balanced the inmates request for further disclusure against the public's fear that said disclosure would harm the safety of the public at large. Clearly, this represents an erroneous reading of 10 CFR 2.790(a) and the Pacific Gas and Electric case. The correct balancing requires the interests of the individual urging nondisclosure, i.e. P.E.M.A. or the applicant vs. the public's interest in disclosure, i.e. the Graterford inmates as intervenors. Thus, the Licensing Board has misconstrued the balancing test and failed to apply the appropriate legal standard in its decision making process that resulted in the inmates being denied the op-portunity to inspect the evacuation plan under a protective order or any other way. The second factor that must be proven in order to allow an interlocutory appeal involves the intervenors position given the ruling of the Licensing Board. The intervenors contend the denial of access to the unsanitized version of the evacuation e , plan causes an immediate and serious irreparable impact upon their ability to form valid contentions in this licensing process. Initially, the inmates contend that the unsanitized version of the plan is so overly censored as it is virtually uncomprehensible, and thus it is virtually impossible for them to form a reasonable contention based upon the information given. See Exhibit "A" sanitized version of the plan attached. Inmates contend that their safety and well being may not be protected under the current evacuation plan. A review of the sanitized version of the plan reveals little details about the workings of the plan itself. The deletions from said plan are so pervasive that it is unreasonable to force the intervenors to file their contention based upon such limited information. Inmates further contend that their retention of John Case, a warden of the Bucks County Prison for fifteen years and a member of the United States Marine Corps.for twenty-one years, during which he received a top secret Q classification, should have been sufficient to alleviate the fears of the appli-cant and P.E.M.A. as to the confidentiality of such a review under the protective order of the court. Deputy Commissioner Erskine 1 DeRamus testified that he has known Mr. Case for over fifteen years and that he considers him to be a trustworthy individual. He further testified that he would have no problem with Mr. Case reviewing said plan under a protective order of the court. Thus, the persons wishing to keep said plan classified presented 5-
witnesses on their behalf that supported the inmates' contention their review by their expert under a protective order would be confidential with no fear of disclosure to said inmates. Furthermore, Judge Hoyt commenting on the sanitized version admitted that certain portions were unreadable. As evi-dence of the overly broad nature of the censorship of this plan the intervenor inmates referred to page E-1-7 which states under Section G, "The SCIG infirmary has a capacity for (blank) patients." In support of the inmates' contention that the censor-ship was so broad that it included information already within the public domain, they offer Exhibit "B" attached, a copy of the December 1984 and January 1985 edition of Graterfriends, a publi-cation of community and inmate volunteers which is circulated throughout the Graterford community within and outside the walls. Page 10 has an article entitled "SCIG Infirmary Pleases Admini-strator," authored by Joan Gauker, a community volunteer at SCIG. The third to last paragraph begins, "The extended care or recovery unit has a 25-bed capacity broken into four wards." This illustrates the overly broad concept of censorship untilized by the Bureau of Corrections in sanitizing the evacuation plan. It further illustrate.s the incomprehensible nature of the sanitized product. It has been the inmates' contention throughout that full disclosure of the plan is necessary in order for them to file valid contentions. The inmates, upon request of Chairman Hoyt, approached their expert, John Case, and asked of him what addi-tional information in the plan he would require in order to make a valid judgment regarding the viability of such. Mr. Case re-sponded and the inmates responded accordingly in their supple-mental motion, that the whole plan was necessary in order to determine the viability of such. Inmates counsel, in resp.'se to the same question from Judge Hoyt, listed several specific concerns, including the number of buses necessary to conduct such an evacuation, their availability, the routes to be taken to and from the institution, the security equipment necessary, such as handcuffs and shackles, the weapons necessary to provide safe passage, and the destination to which the inmates would be relocated. Therefore, it is the inmates request that this Honorable Board allow the interlocutory appeal due to the fact that the Licensing Board decision was based upon erroneous legal standard and that the unavailability of the unsanitized plan, even under a protective court order with a recognized and trustworthy expert in the field of corrections, substantially alters their ability to form an adequate contention regarding the evacuation plan of the State correctional Institute at Graterford. Therefore, they request that this Board overturn l l ! i
Chairman Hoyt's decision and allow for the unsanitized version of said plan be permitted to be reviewed under a protective order of the court by the inmates expert, John Case. Respectfully submi ted, i }M AN6US R. VI.,l4 SQUIRE Montgom County Legal Aid l_ PENNSYLVANIA DUREAU OF CORRECIIOli RADIOLOGICAL 'EMEllOEllCY RESPOllSE PLAIT (RERP) ANNEX 1 TO APPENDIX E OF TIIE BUREAU OF CORRECTIOll'S ELIERGEllCY PLAN g .. . . . _ . y October 26, 1904 E-1-1 (Append!x E - Annex 1 - pago !) Sanitized N (h
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PENNSYLVANIA DUREAU OF CORRECTION P. O. BOX 590 CAMP HILL. PENNSYLVANIA 17011 (717)787 7480 October 26, 1984 for response to incidents at the Limerick . an was Generati propc:cd i This plan is coordinated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania D Plan, Annex E, entitled " Fixed Nuclear Facility Incidents" , and co sastor Operations Government guidance for radiological amorgency response mpiles with Fedcent (State Correctional Institution at Graterford) plan is coo di. Further, the ri and it is included here as Attachment G. r nated with the Bureau plcn 4 I 4 This plan and the State Correctional in the Commonwealth's Disaster Operations Plan, Annex E will beInstitutio updated y changes t.3 Institution at Graterford. changing needs and demands in the orrectior.u O en R. Jeffes, ! Dureau of Correction Cm D t e E-1-il
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IV. AUTHO RITY AND REFE RENCES . . .g.p) ............ V. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS ... VI. VU. DIR E CTION A ND C O NTR COMM UNICATIONS ............ E-1-5 O L . . . e DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PL AN..*..*..*.........f_;1-12 .......... TABS: (A) COEMT Representatives to E-1-12 3g the PEMA E.O.C. (B) ...................... E-1-15 Pa. Bureau of Correction Table of Organization **'''''''''''' (C) E-1-16
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Office RER E-1-18 ATTACHMENTS A. Staffing, Transportation, and Equipment
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E-1-A-4(1) Tab B - Radio to use a A reement between t # and the Bu Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . reau
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E - D. Radiological Exposure Control YYk f--- E D-1 Tab A - SCIG Emergency Worker Certificate E-l-D-4 Emergene V rker for Dosime r I E-1-0-5 and Survey Meters Tab C - Dosimetry - KI Report Form E-1-D-G Tab D - Decontamination Monitoring Report Form E-1-D-7 Tab E - Control TLDs Form E-1-D-B E. Training, Preparedness Measures, and Excre!ses E-1-E-1
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__ W DASIC PLAN I. PURPOSE
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The purpose of this plan is: A. To establish policy and procedures to be followed by the Bureau of i Correction and the State Correctional Institution at Graterford (SCIG) in coordination with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) In the event of a nuclear inciderit at the Limericl: Generating Station (LOS) located at Limericic in Montgomery County. B. To provide guidance to the Bureau's Contral Office Emergency Management Team (COEMT), to the State Correctional Institution at Graterford, to the supporting state correctional institutions, and to the Bureau's response team at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency's emergency operations center. C. To provide guidance for the protection of the SCIG staff and inmctas as well as all support personnel. D. To establish procedures for the safe and secure evacuation of SCIG to approved relocation sites. E. To provide guldunce for the safe and secure return of stuff and inm.ttes to SCIG when the emergency has ended as determined by PEMA. k< D. AUTHORITY AUD REFERENCES ' A. Authority This plan will be implemented under the authority of the Pennsylvania Commissioner of Corrections in cooperation with the Pennsylvnnin Emergency Management Agency. D. Iteferences
- 1. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Disaster Operation Plan, Annex E,
" Fixed Nuclear Facility . Incidents", dated November 1901, with
, changes.
., 2. PEMA Agency Directive No. 32, " Development of a Mass Care Operation Plan," dated November 14, 1900.
- 3. Pennsylvania Fmergency Manantement Act 323, Pninphlot I nw 1:1:12, 1978,
.' 4. Pennsylvania Bureau of Correction Administrative Manual Volume VI-OM-084,11, Emergency Plan.
- 5. Pennsylvania Dureau of Correction Operation Manunl, Volume VI, OM-004.
b E-1 ,i (Appendix E, Annex 1, Page 1) ,
l l O. Pennsylvania Bureau of Correction Administrative Directive 201, "Use : of Force and Chemical Agents," October,1970. L HI. ADDREVIATIONS AND DBPINITIQ!!S l Soc tiie Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Disaster Operations Plan, Annex th
'1. Basic Plan, Section III
- 2. Appendix 0, Section 11
. 3. Appendix 13, Section 11
- 4. Appendix 15, Section I
- 5. Appendix 16, Section 11 G. Appendix 20, Section 1 A. ' Abbreviations B.C. Bureau of Correction i BUREAU Bureau of Correction COEMT -
During the emergency the Dureau's Central Offica Emergency Management Team, b CLEAN
- Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistan'ee Net work, 6i',vme ;my;r menz.:,.4p g , .- r - _ . . _ , .-
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, CD V-700 Survey meter (Geiger counter) used to conduct decontamination monitoring, CD V-730 A self-reading dosimeter with a scale from 0-20 R. (Roentgen),
CD V-742 A self-roading dosimeter with a scale from 0-200 R. (Rocntgan). CD V-750 The dosimeter charger used to charge (zero)
** the DCA-622, the CD V-730 and the CD V-742 self-reading dosimeters.
COMMISSIONER Commissioner of the Pennsylvania Dureau of
.; Correction W DCA-622 Dosimeter Corporation of America's Model 022 O self-rending dosimeter; has a 0-20 R (Roentgen) m ,
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scale, and is the commercial equivalent of the l..'. CD V-730. jr h Q e Decontamination The process of checking a person or object j:g. 'l Monitoring with a survey meter to ascertain if the persea with a radioactive
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Double Clothing or The donning of outer r'ain clothing (rain hat, Rain, Gear Protection coat, gloves and boots) by emergency workersprevent measure to as a protective radiocontamination directly on the body. Emergency,,_Qg.c3'ation Center. Jggy 4,g EOC I I . > a. Environmental Protection Agency ' EPA Agency. 5'. Federal Emergency Management FEMA - 4
, Ih Chemical symbol for potassium lodide, a KI prophylatic drug that offers some protection to the thyroid gland from injury due 'to accumulation of radiolodino in the thyroid. ,
(a) Sheltering - The restricted to containment 1.D00R V of Protective Actions population SC10 staff / inmate and doors closed, nnd ACTIVITY (windows outside air intake minimized to the highest extent possible). (b) Selective evacuation - A protect e.g., preschool children and pregna to SCIG. Evacuation - general evacuation of all (c)
.. persons f.'om the area.
Pennsylvania I?mergency Mmmgement Ageney. PEMA Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, PennDOT C, '. . anioAw=-Men =m p ~ - ~ . . ..c. :nv iu ,.aw g housing,
- Single Status Program Level i 11aximum officer /employe escort required O E-1-3 c
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- Program Level 11 Close status - Single housing, constant visca L control by employe Program Level !!!
Medium Status - General freedom for internal institutional programming; direct visual control by officer Program Level IV -. Minimum Status - Outside programming on the institutional grounds; intermittant visuci control by officer, -( Program Level V Pre-release Status - Inmate allowed cff g inst ltutional grounds without direct supervision (furlough; work release) . Radiolodine RERP Radioactive lodine lladiological Emergency Response Plan, , REM (r) A unit of radiation measurement that is basco upon effects as measured in the human body. In this plan, Roentgen (R) and rem (r) ara considered to be essentially the same. RUU Restricted Ilousing Unit - That cell
, arrangement and location which affords the maximum of security, surveillance scrutin and of the Inmate assigned to P'ogram Roentgen (R)
A unit of measurement of x-ray or gamma i radiation based upon effects as measured in the air (e.g. by the self-reading dosimeters). Security Vans Bureau of Correction owned vehicles especially designed for the transport of high security risk inmates, Outwardly they muy -
.O appear as a bus or a van. Dureau of Correction personnel often refer to the bus
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type as " maxi vans" and the van type as " mini ,( vans"; these two (" maxi" and " mini") derive from the physical size of the vehicios, i Support Institutions Those state correctlonal institutions providing direct support (r- us- % J, w 6_ = ,.g , g,.. of_.9C ,G_. ipma t es) to. A TLD' Thermoluminescent dosimeter - A cryst 2fline dosimeter that measures radiation by the amount of luminescence Induced into it. Tne crystal is mounted in a card. I Unit of Dosimetry
- The number of dosimeters and the amount of In to be iss ied to each individual assigned duties within the plume exposuN pa t hway E PZ. Consists of: one CD V-730 cc one DC A-622; one CD V-742; one TLDT one
- Dosimetry-IG Report Form; and a fourteen day supply of K1 for one person. Decontaminctich tehm members working outside tha plumo exposure pathway EPZ Wlu have the same items with the exception of not having the
' CD V-730 or, its conimercial equivalent, the
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IV. CONCEPT OF OPEIIATIO!!S A. The officially ~ adopted emergency classification scheme for fixed nuclear facility incidents is the general guideline upon which the Dureau, SCIO, and supportin Station (see g SC!s will respond to any incident at the Limerick Generating NUREG-0654 and Annex E to the Commonwealth Disaster Operation Plan). This four-stage emergency classification is as follows:
- 1. Unusual Event Unusual events are in process or have occurred which Indicate a potential degradation of the level of safety of the plant, No releases of radioactive material requiring offsite response er
,'., minitoring are expected unless further degradation of safety systems occurs.
- 2. Alert Events are in process or have occurred which involve an actuhl or potential substantial deltradation of. the level of safety of
'the plant. Any releases expected to be limited to small fractions of the EPA Protective Action Guideline exposure levels.
- 3. Site Emergency Events are in process or have occurred which involve actual or likely major failures of plant functions needed for protection of the public. Any releases are not' expected to exceed '
EPA Protective Action Guideline exposure levels except near site boundary, Q' E-i-5 r-
- 1. Gener>tl E.ac.ien s .c .r .
ut p oces.s er h.tve accurred which involve actual or . . . . . . . . .u ) . ; n a t.:i eore de a radation or m::ltin g With potential l'ur lu . af .*oi;i iln;;tellt i;itegrity, llJlea.iJS edn be rea.sonably expeeted .1 is . ' r .' - ':3 \ exposure level.i et;-s;;-- .-
.h a t ee t iv e \ ction Guideline
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. ec; .s?h%:hd;id;j.ent status.
Also, as a redundaney ;;ica;s..ce, : . ...i wii. caceive diceet notificaticn icoa: C. The lINiMQ5$Ndsh:19drc.;' - only official who .nay uutiter ' . ir ^ eaa.e ri W 'd . ' , ni :iM ' v ,E - s n at ie'.'$(i t r.~e felv 5ites. stiv t e <. .'id'. > L E. For planjiing purposes, the :':(.j., .et .':r :pe ;0tal nar aer 5CIG inmat3s For lannind purposa.s this . '. t r ii s .: .n.e s :hcre ar inmutas zu:d GM Pra;- - ..- ' ([$;ff:{$[di[g!Mprogrum Level I These inmatos 1sidered :auxi num seen * *., .2. 4. h opa.a Levt. (MUIMWdlamates will be reloe:ited b % gg. - , reloented,$"n h i r(till/bi.:.,,; j.,iMdK6{C2.1.1 itsWir.Qryg) inmates will be ~ For planning pm pases this f i.u: .. s .: tot.t inmates; those ,mmat. s. witi m.
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This plan assumes there is a tota!4F_ s Program Levels !!!, IV, and V which will be relcoatedE N >:al b F. In the event of evacuation, Program Level ! Inmates will be transported in H m k w.4 g ,p F 7 tran,, sported in b.bgM4All drivers and gunrds in transport vehicle be M,4IihWa e Att'achment oyees. Security measures for each group are specified in G. The SCIG infirmary has a capacity forQ patients with a daily average of Gumum) Generally, most of the intirmary patients are ambulatory and capable of sitting up in a bus or van, in the event of evacuation the ambulatory patients will be transported with their respective Program Level group with an accompanying medical attendant and housed in the infirmary at the relocation site. Bed ridden and communicable disease patients will be transported by ambulance to the' infirmary at l7ET1The estimate of the number of patients that will require transport by ambulance is ((ER At Site Emergency (Twises will notify the contracted ambulance service tb C~Ruwmr~~"Jof the possible need for service and indicate how many ambulances will be needed (this information obtained from the Bureau COEMT). At General Emergency C will request the ambulaned to report to M tof ck-upti 9 chd dosimetry-K! for the ambuinnce crew, and u E6WM A cadio. Opon notification of evacuation, U will dispatch the ambulance withqfflip
, the patients and transport them to#wn)to SClO. where it will pick up Sultable restraints will be _usud
- b. on the patients and each ambulance will be escorted by F hMW EqF 3 The ambulance cre w will undertlo decontamination monitoring at &W Inmates who are hospitalized in a community based hospital (s) will remain there under the normal surveillance of SCIG guards. If the hospital is in the 10 mile risk area, the hospitalized inmate will be moved to the hospital's relocation site as per the hospital's plan.- The SCIG guards assigned guard outy will provide security during transit und at the relocation site.
H. If support personnel are dispatched to SCIG (EkmemnGMiGiidM), SClO will house and feed these personnel (appro.timately ll5Eppefsons) at SCIG until: (1) they are officially recalled, or
, ' (2) the evacuation is implemented. SCIG will house these personnel in mass care arrangement in the G=w s & X - _ w -
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{ lleturn to SCIG will take place upon termination of the incident and official clearance is given VW.'lRMsg.3/lgd J. (] . lf and when inmates are at relocation sites some normal services for inmates will be suspended or severely limited due to the e.xtenacting E-1-7
* ' ' circumstances. Some such services may include: Trainiug anJ education programs; counseling; normal visiting privileges; some recreational Q- ,activitics; library availability; certain administrative proceedintPi-K. Upon declaration of SITE EMERGENCY pggp pag.:. (hp,%;gQ. l
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I ' L. The number of Bureau of Correction guards, food service personnel, medical personnel, administrative and other " support personnel needed for operation at@E@otals approximately pqEer'y 4:, W5.76:
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M. Equipment and supplies (security restraints, radios, dosimetry, survey peters, K!) s 4k%inAlOYNL$pecified in this plan will be stored Un"M'7 7m ~ -+ 5(&.S.hh-quick anc orderly mstfibithhn.;;;h.;ng.N:;,s1;;%g4Ti&ND5"z.W,).$ '~ io lacilitaie TtrTrre Wit - N. Necessary restraints ~ (knw-unwnw+u~, . batons - . . gm. g and endies
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- 14. At fW~the 5 concinte time this equipment will be 4, i ngl i me,. - ~
i ' t j ff Id I l h i : i _. _ a l O .' Radiological equipment andjg will be stored EI5IE.W6MMNMisih
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costme;ers, m, muo survey meters afappropriate and each person will ! acknowledge receipt of the equipment by signing the " Acknowledgement of Receipt by Emerggey Workers for ?
. form. included as Tab W to AttachmentI'osimetry-K! and Survey:
antand any Meters" unused' K MhSE.,. sack to [d?@@)hM "Ucqijap#MMWsW%sgig . ' 36t
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P. The following is a general list of preparedness measures and protective
- e. - actions which the Bureau will utilize as guidelines for its level of response and preparedness at each step of the four level emergency classification scheme:
- 1. Classification: UNUSUAL EVENT Unusual events are 'in process or have occurred which indicate a j
potential degradution of the level of safety of the plant, ,N_0 release .-
. of radioactive . material requiring off-site response or monitoring is i 4
expected unless further degradation of safety system occurs. ' B-C. RESPONSE: h NO ACTION REQUIRED , l il
- 2. _Classifiention:
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Events are in process or have occurred which involve an actual ce k . potential substantial degradation of the level of safety of the plant, Any releases expected to be limited to small fractions of the EPA Protective Action Guidelines exposure levels. 8.C. Response: (1) Receive notification from PEMA. (2) Notify Sup, erin tendent's office
' at SCIG NMEA;(3E j V l M iR fjiM M h 4 e u b M s y M t. % g pdi $; g (3) Activate the COEMT.
(4) Send two COEMT representatives to PEMA's EOC -
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(6) g ' Dj pick up busses from transport sites and assemble kMkOMMhhNbENEk The suppor ~ L. vehicles {g _usses a.:,Werds. and. ijvans will rendevous wit,h bg,g/ With their %@ scort,,, L ay; su ort ' es and vuns wal proceed on c 78dlit i Mir.?jijioSCIG U - M elg W ifdMio Myccu y iik hkl ' VglM /# 5')!ss p i.9.6 Q N N 69 4 ' _Upon "eY #' " @ ' ~h> (7) b pW.mirW.%ijdireetion supporting IIsMNdMd@/g usstgumenLS EL p(f}Gspatch thei? por,sonn,el to the s I49/Wyt%)bassVif3/M.K) (O (8) The Bureau SCIG and supp willr.tprovide
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(1) Notify SCIG and reloc.ition sites Q#h$$dgggg of GENERAL EMERGENCY status. - (2) Complete the appropriate preparations cited under the ALEllT and SITE EMERGENCY classifications above. (3) Upon ca el t of protective ectica recommendation (s) from PE MA , evacuate, as approp}riale.pfyMJ f#0Mwill diroet SCIG or to shelt (4) Dispatch the required numbur (21 of ambulances to
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-Upon PEMA's recommendation to shelter, inmates will be kept indcors, windows and doors will be closed, and outside air intake will be minimizea to the extent possible.
During the summer months when high ambient temperatures and humidity may necessitate opening of windows in the inmates cells in order to prevent serious medical problems, " sheltering" as specified here, may not be fully implementable. To compensate for thl:: situation the COEMT will request, through PEMA, that a DOE plume monitoring team of two persons be sent to SCIG. This DOE team's mission will be to provida continuous air monitoring outside and inside the cell blocks, and based upon the actual readings at SCIG, advise the SCIG Superintendent with regard to the actual need for sheltering. For example, even though f' sheltering is officially recommended for the entire 300'-10 mile radiu:; L EPZ, the team at SCIG could assure the superintendent, and the inmut's e as well, that only background levels are detectab!c (if that's the case, of course) and windows could remain open. In like manner, the team will c indicate if a radioactive plume reaches SCIG, and how long it stays before dispersing or decaying. The team will give its recommendations directly to the SClO Superintendent as well as its own reporting, channel. The Superintendent will relay the information to PEMA via the COEMT and will take interim actions as per his best judgment. After, consultation
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.The special arrangement for the DOE team at SCIG pertains only to open (closed) windows when sheltering has been recommended during the high ambient temperature months.
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A ) A December 1984 Volume II Number 9 and January 1985 RE-ENTRY SHOCK SEMINAR A BIG SUCCESS - SUBJECT NEEDS MORE ATTENTION
" Prisons release men out into the pablic with no damn way to make it. The responsibility is on the public to support or' help the man, because when he's cold or hungry he will prey on the public ... Also, men must do time one foot
, in and one foot out of prison. It's hard to do, but we must train more men E about what to do when they get out ..." - Norman Pearson la "You must prepare inside for the outside. Identify skills you need and q zero in on those with perseverance ... We need meetings like this and a
[ concern for re-entry shock. People inside have problems relating to the outside world. They know the world they Ic f t , and it's not that way anytore.
' . ,' They need support groups. What was important to me was that I had two volunteers who didn't know me from a can of paint ..." - Arnold Mitchell
" Don't make it easy for the men by saying it will be OK when they are out. It isn't.
You have to work to find work ..." - John Lopes "It's always a help to have some place to go and someone to talk to particularly if you have no family ..." - Nathaniel McKinnon_
"I was a career criminal. I thought society owed me, and I took. I have been going in and out of jails since '59. I just stopped Thursday ..." - Stephen Rines
... and, so it went at the CIVICS (Concerned Inmates and Volunteers in Correctional i
Service) Re-Entry Shock Seminar last month at the Montgomery County Community College. The comments above are from ex-offenders who participated in the session's opening panel - which l proved to be a highlight of the day. Serving on the panel were Lopes, Pearson, Mitchell, McKinnon, Rines and Charles Freeman. l The Re-Entry Shock Seminar was the idea of five SCIG inmates who kept seeing men return to prison, wondered why, and set about to see if something can be done about it. The five csn, who are Kenneth Tervalon, Leo Walloe, Bebly Wells, Maurice Talley and Rines (who was released two days before the seminar), planned the seminar and set the agenda for the day with the help of some volunteers over the past year. By the end of the seminar, the 60 people in attendance were in total agreement that the subject is one which needs more attention, and that the panel of ex-of fenders should participate in many more such seminars to get their stories out. CIVICS' goal is to establish better communication between the prison system and the community to provide for less re-entry shock for both the ! ex-offender and the community when the person is released from prison, l Marie Tervalon served as moderator for the panel and coordinator for k> the day's events which also includec .ecussion sessions and a lunch at f which Arthur Clark served as keynote speaker. Clark is executive 4 .( director for the Pennsylvania Program for Justice. Inc. - *
"Not only are we helping others, but they are helping us," Marie ,ervalon s said as she open the session. "The greatest thing about this ssninar is that it came from the men within the prison."
ABOUT FEELING LEFT OUT I couldn't understand them! each month is an inspiration to me -
" Wait a minute guys, I don'I and I don't want to feel left cut know what you are saying - alk to when we meet or when the stories ME!" I implored, and the Spanish need to be read. I am going to try conversation switched to English very hard to learn Spanish to once again, overcome my handicap.
l This happens frequently as the However, I still have a concarn i GRAN AMIGOS editorial board and I for the Hispanic men at Graterf c .d meet to discuss that newsletter who need help to become bi-lingual. Written for the Hispanic community Without volunteers willing to teach of Graterford, the men often these men English as a second revert to their native language, language,' many will continue to feel because it is easy and comes more isolated and left out in an naturally when an intense English-speaking community. discussion arises. If you are bi-lingual in The good news for me is that Spanish and English, please offer
! these men are bi-lingual, and your help to this community, graciously shift gears for me into Joan Gauker i
the language I understand when they Managing Editor realize the situation.
! But, at the most recent of GRAN AMIGOS NEEDS these experiences, it came to me how left out I felt when I Inmates and outmates
- couldn t understand the language. are needed to write and 1 I though of the Hispanics at translate stories for the Graterford who don't understand Spanish language English but have it spoken around UE ERFRIENDS called GRAM g [7 g l
them constantly - AND I suddenly
; had a lot of emphathy with them. Also needed is a Likewise, I regularly pass Spanish/English-speaking l outmate interested in memos or signs written in Spanish posted on a wall or bulletin board working with the GRAN I (a move which I whole-heartedly AMIGOS editorial board j cupport) BUT I can't read them. I each month.
; can't even guess at the topic in Contact Joan Gauker, most cases. Again, I feel left volunteer coordinator if
. cut, almost diminished as a person interested in helping with j this publication.
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- I have a lot of empathy with the members of the Hispanic community ct Graterford who cannot understand CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS UNION ELECTS English memos and signs pasted up Gabriel White Jr. is elected all over the institution, president of Local 2497 of the Now I know why these men stick AFSCME (American Federation of State to themselves, and often don't and County Municipal Employees) in participate in programs. They feel elections held this fall by the SCIG left out, just as I feel left ont Correction Officers, when confronteo by Spanish. William Watson is recording I've taken language for granted secretary; Joseph Mushinski is the
-I, like so many others, have secretary / treasurer; and Robert developed a language snobbery. Caponi is chief steward. The union i
But now I am struggling to be members also elected an executive en active part of something I can't board and trustees, understand becauce of my lack of cducation - a lack of my own choosing, which makes it a snobbery. The enthusiasm and initiative TELL GRATERFRIENDS IF shown by the men working to make YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS GRAN AMIGOS happen at Graterford 2
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESK s As you read this, we are in the holiday season and 1984 is drawing Stachelek to a close. Through the efforts of Deputy Superintendent Thomas D. and his Christmas committee, which included staff representation from all pertinent areas of the-institution as well as the leaders of the inmates cocial organizations and an active participation by our volunteer groups, wm are able this year to provide many more services and benefits to all inmates in recognition of the season. I am very pleased with the accomplishments the committee has made, and I cincerely hope that the Christmas package, the s'pecial events and programs, the availability of a package to be purchased from an outside vendor, and the decorations all serve to make the holiday season merry. I think it appropriate at this time of the year to thank everyone for thair efforts throughout 1984. My thanks go to Mattie Humphrey and Joan
-Gauker, as well as all of their supporte'rs and active volunteers who have hs1 ped us during this past year. I am thankful to the inmates in Graterford who have helped in our efforts throughout this past year to operate the inctitution, to clean up the institution, to develop new and better programs, and to uniformly maintain operating procedures. Special thanks go to all of the staff who by their daily work contribute to a_ smooth and safe operation. Many of them contribute far above and beyond merely putting in their time, and I know it is recognized not only To by single myself,out but by inmates, volunteers, and visitors throughout the year.
everyone would be an impossible task but I do express my appreciation to all of the above and my wishes for a very happy and successful 1985. to I am looking forward in 1985 to continue to improve our operation, accommodate the needs of the courts, and hopefully to see In many inmates other cases, I achieve parole and leave Graterford for the last time. hope to see many more inmates in pre-release programs, entering Community Ssrvice Centers, or at least progressing to the point where they are working cnd perhaps living outside of the main perimeter. We stand ready to assist those of you who wish to progress in this direction and we will support you when and where we can. As alwaysi the individual challenge is up to you, the individual man. I close by wishing all a very Merry Christmas, a happy holiday season to all non-Christians who must feel the spirit of the timas, and to all a very happy, peaceful, and successful New Year. Charles Zimmerman SCIG Superintendent PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE STATISTICS Because inmates have questioned the justice available when they are brought before the institution's Program Review Committee (PRC), Superintendent Charles Zimmerman provided GRATERFRIENDS with this information. The PRC is the first level of hearings for an inmate with a misconduct or write-up. From the first of this year to Oct. 24, the PRC entertained a total of 352 app 9als by inmates. O,f this number, 288 or 81% were sustained. Of the remaining 64, 22 were amended or otherwise reduced to a Class II misconduct. Twenty (20) were_ exonerated and the remaining 22 were not heard _for reasons such as duplication, not actual appeals, or because the inmate had been transferred. The number exonerated, 20, does not include the number exonerated by Presently, Supt. Charles Zimmerman after the PRC had reached a decision. 11% of all appeals heard by the PRC are either amended downward or exonerated. 3
c DATES TO REMEM"ER SCIG STAFF PROMOTIONS /APPOINTMENd]
. Dec. 12 Wed. - PLP Community The following have been Orientation appointed Correctional Officer 4th & Arch, 8 P.M. Trainee:
Dsc. 14 Fri. - DEADLINE - Stocking THOMAS A. TERRA, GREGORY GLADDEN, Packer Sign-up SCOTT A. MARSTON, JR., DONALD R. Dac. 15 Sat. - KWANZA - SCIG VOGEL, DAVID S. MARBELSKI, African-American RICHARD E. TETI, CHANO J. REYES, Celebration JAMES E. MACON, ANTHONY L. BAKER, Dsc. 19 Wed. - SCIG HANUKKAH ANTONIO A. BRAXTON, JAMES E. BRIqGS, Celebration ELLIOTT W. CARTWRIGHT, DANIEL T. Dsc. 19 Wed. ) Pack Stockings CAPONI, DAVID F. GEOSITS, PAUL W. 20 Thurs.) 9-6:30 P.M. MOLINARO, DAVID W. VAUPEL, WILLILM S. 21 Fri. ) SCIG WAGNER, KENNETH E. FITTS, SR., Dsc. 20 Thurs.- SCIG - HISPANIC DANIEL M. JACOBS, ANTHONIO LUCIAby, Advent Service JR., MARK J. NAPERKOOSKI, CHARLES C.
- Lifers Support Meet BAZEMORE, JR., STANLEY P. M A K A R C t Y r. ,
4th & Arch, 7:30 PM GEORGE J. BUDAI, JR., HARRY T. Dsc. 22 Sat. - Community Chorus GOODWIN, DANIEL S. MOLNAR, JAMES n Concert at SCIG MULLEN, CHARLES R. ROTHERMEL, Dsc. 24 Mon. - SCIG CHRISTMAS EVE HAYWARD L. RUFF, MARK D. SAWA, Mass (Catholic) RICHARD F. VOGEL, JR.
- Food Distr. for Promoted from Correction Homeless, Phila. Officer 1 to Correction Officer 2:
Dsc. 25 Tues. - SCIG PROTESTANT WAYNE WILKIE, JOHN M. SKINGER, CHRISTMAS Service WILLIAM J. MASH, RICHARD T. WILLS, 8 A.M. GERALD SOBOTOR, JOHN W. COLLIER,
- CHRISTMAS DAY ELLIOTT C. BENNETT.
SCIG Holiday Promoted from Correctional (No. Vol. Program) Officer Trainee to Corr. Ofc. 1: Jcn. 1 Tues. - NEW YEARS DAY ANTHONY J. PORTA. SCIG Holiday Promoted from Corr. Off. 2 to (No. Vol. Procram) Correctional Officer 3: ROBERT Jan. 5 Sat. - FEAST OF THREE KINGS SHANNON, ISMAEL SOLER, JASPER L. Worship & Festival DAVIS, CHARLES F. CROLL. SCIG Spanish Comm. Appointed Labor Foreman 1: Jan. 15 Tues. - MARTIN LUTHER KING's FRANKLIN STEHMAN, THEODORE MCNEELY BIRTHDAY Promoted from Corr. Textile SCIG Holiday Mill Foreman 1 to Corr. Ind. Mgr. 1: (No Vol. Program) , PETER MIMMO
- Febr. DEADLINE Appointed Stock Clerk 3:
GRATERFRIENDS/ WILLIAM P. PALMER GRAN AMIGOS Appointed to Corr. Plumbing Jan. 24 Thurs.- Lifer Support Meet Trade Instructor: 4th & Arch, 7:30 PM DONALD A. NICODEMUS Feb. 9 Sat. - THRESHOLD Teacher Appointed to Nurse 2: Sign-up' DEADLINE GRACE BURKE Feb. 31 Mon. PRESIDENTS DAY Appointed Clerk Typist 1: SCIG Holiday NANCY SNYDER (No. Vol. Program) Promoted from Clerk Typist 1 to Fcb. 15 Fri. - March DEADLINE Clerk Typist 2: ELEANOR H. JEFFEnSON GRATERFRIENDS/ GRAN AMIGOS Feb. 23 Sat. )- THRESHOLDS Training
'24 Sun. ) Weekend - SCIG GRATERFRIENDS NEEDS Feb. 28 Thurs.- Lifer Support Meet YOUR $$$ FOR MAILINGS 4th & Arch, 7:30 PM (And REMEMBER, it's tax Mar. '2 Sat. - THRESHOLDS deductible! -
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( _ _ _ _ _ 1 "TAKE ME TO THE WATER" USHERS 27 TO SCIG BAPTISM by Joan Gauker Under a banner which says "In Christ you are a new creation," i i 27 recently. men were baptised into the Christian faith at the SCIG chapel Chaplain Nathaniel Williams conducted the baptisms (his lith annual baptism service at SCIG) while he and an assistant were standing in , l waist-deep water in the chancel area by the alter. Each man was gently helped into the water, his name followed by the words of baptism were intoned by the Rev. Williams, and then the man was fully submerged in the cct of baptism by Rev. Williams and an assistant. Each man approached tha pool hearing Margurite the congregation sing "Take Me To The Water", led by the nev. Miles. l Preceding the baptisms, Rev. Miles gave the message in which she called on good. Christians to lose themselves in Christ - but to beware of just being "Some are so good they are good for nothing," she said. She reminded the congregation that brokeness is overcome by healing, and Christ is the greatest healer. music, Theprayer, chapelspirit-filled seats weremessages, full for the service which included uplifting recognition and fellowship. Those baptised are: WILLIAM EDNEY, KEVIN BAYARD, GARY JORDAN, FREDERICK CANNON, COLUMBUS ROSS, CHARLES JENKINS, LARNELL WOODS, REMIGIO COLON, LEONARD WRIGHT, HARRISON MANIGAULT, SAMUEL THOMAS, RICARDO CORTEZ, ELWOOD DANIELY, ROBERT JOHNSON, WARREN ROBINSON, RICHARD BRINSON, JAMES MANCE, RODNEY SMITH, JONATHAN MAPLE, GREGORY PRATT, RAYMOND LEE, PATRICK cnd MAR ON JACOP y
... brief notes about Chaplain Nathaniel Willit.us, He serves as' administrative chaplain at SCIG, having been on the Bureau of Correction staff since 1963. He previously served as chaplain at the Old Eastern State Penitentiary, Phila., and at Huntingdon SCI.
Chaplain Williams has been a preacher for 21 years, currently the p stor at Campbell A.M.E. Church, Kinsey St., Phila. He holds a Doctor of Divinity Degree from the Baltimore College of the Bible-in Baltimore, MD and a pastoral counseling certificate from Penn State University. He is an instructor in the Ministerial Institute in Philadelphia, teaching pastoral visitation and pastoral counseling. Chaplain Williams, who was born and raised in Jackson, Miss., has a brother in the ministry at Greenville, Miss. He is married and has a married daughter. SCIG HOLIDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
.Among the special programs and REMEMBER - THERE WILL BE NO worship services planned for the JANUARY GRATERPRIENDS. THE current season are the following: NEXT GRATERFRIENDS DEADLINE Wed. Dec. 19, the Jewish WILL BE JANUARY 15, FOR THE congregation will celebrate FEBRUARY ISSUE.
H nukkah; Sat. Dec. 22, in the afternoon a Christmas concert by a community chorus; Mon. Dec. 24, 7 ST. DISMAS REMEMBERS p.m. a Christmas Eve Mass by Father John Galyo; Tues. Dec. 25, 8 a.m. As the holiday season arriven, at Christmas morning service of St. Dismas members at Graterford carols and meditation by Chaplain remember their beloved and depart <J Sidney Barnes; and Sat. Jan. 5, brothers and sister - Mrs. Eleanc. Hispanic worship and celebration of Tcwnsend, Hayward Speaks and Char.cs Ali Craft, and their families, an; the Feast of the Three Kings, keep them in our prayers. E
. . PRISON LITERACY PROJECT - UPDATE by: Rosemary Dugan and Ziyadah A. Musawwir The philosophy "each one, teach one" is underway at Graterford.
Since the Prison' Literacy Project tutoring began in early September, the results have been tremendous with the number of students increasing weekly to a Nov. I total of 69. Twenty-six inmates have completed the teccher training and have begun tutoring fellow inmates. Another 40 inmates are in the process of becoming certified tutors. The inmate tutors will also supplement the outmate volunteers' efforts to ensure a continuous learning experience for the student. The outmate and inmate tutors are dsdicated, enthusiastic individuals who are committed to making a difference ... and they have. The contribution that one individual makes to another has a domino effect. The ability to read and write is a freedom, and an independence to set one's own goals. The Prison Literacy Project's purpose is not only to increase the reading level of a student, but also to develop his awareness
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The PLP has several needs. One need is to enroll tutors who can teach English as a second language to the Hispanic population. Another need is for transportation from West Philly and Center City to Graterford at a reasonable price. The PLP's first fund-raising project, held in November, was a success, not only financially but in the experiences gained in interacting with other groups within the community. However, there is still a need for funds for the literacy program and contributions may be sent to PRISON PROJECT, INC., P.
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If interested in participating in the Prison Literacy Project, call 248-3494. C o. v::::::::::::::::= } FROM TEARS TO POTENTIAL PLAYWRITE by Rosemary Dugan Gordon Shoemake stood in the aisle clutching a slip of paper from the prison commissary. Tears welled up in his eyes and-then streaked down his
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l Shoemake needed to buy some items and he didn't know how to write them down. In fact, he couldn't read the names of the products available for him to buy. He was very frustrated and upset. At 28, he was unable to rand or write, too embarrassed to ask for help, and yet knew he wanted to olimina,te tnis handicap from his life. It was Captain Rufus Jones who directed Shoemake to the education d;partment for help. There School Principal Irwin Schmuckler paired him with a teaching inmate who faithfully tutored Shoemake daily since March. In September, Shoemake enrolled as a student in the Prison Literacy Project and has been also tutored by an outmate volunteer twice weekly with the Laubach Literacy method. Through his dedication and determination, Shoemake has not only been ..n inepiration to everyone in the program for the remarkable progress he has mnda, but also has grown from not being able to read simple labels to drorms of being a playwrite. t Shoemake is expecting to be paroled soon, and says he will continue h: s education and work toward a G.E.D. ... and then look out BROADWAYI l l n l
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS by Tom Mazza Celebrating one year at SCIG Residents at Graterford are by Titus (Hakim) Brc.;n learning how to write what it is they want to say in a poem, short M 8133 (B-99) story, or magazine article, in a Narcotics anonymous (NA) is a new program which began this fall. non profit fellowship of men and Tho Creative Writing Workshop was women for whom drugs had become a conceived by Manager Mark Wangberg, major problem. We are recovered who is also an instructor of prose addicts who meet regularly to help in the class. The other instructors each other stay " clean" or drug aro Carolann Robertson (fiction), free. The program is one of Mbali Umoja (oral presentation, complete abstinence from all drugs, pontry/ drama), Kathryn Greenwood We believe our approach to the (poetry), Chris Peditto (prose problem of addiction is realistic, forms, autobiography / essay), and and that the therapeutic value of Tom Mazza-(journalism). one addict helping another is without parallel. The Writing Workshop was We are celebrating our first established in connection with the anniversary at SCIG this month. In Prison Literacy project as one more the future, we hope to inspire a way to demonstrate that we are all greater number of the prison members of one and the same population who suffer from the cammunity. disease of drug addiction to join our Tuesday evening group. The Workshop is in need of an Personally, this past year as a Administrative Assistant. member of NA has been an interesting experience. I find the principles SAMPLE and the scope of NA to convey an FROM WORKSHOP inspiring amount of logic, spiritur.1 AS A CHILD ONE DAY BEING insight and downright earthy commob IN A RUSH sense. AGAINST THIS OLD LADY'S HAND ACCIDENTALLY I BRUSHED SHE STARED AT ME SUCH HATE WEDNESDAY, 12/12 8:00-10 PM I HAD NEVER SEEN COMMUNITY ORIENTATION. AND PROCEEDED TO WIPE AS Open-to-Public community IF TRYING TO CLEAN meeting for anyone, SOME INFECTIOUS DISEASE 53 interested in learning FROM HER WHITE SKIN m re ab ut the PLP at AND NO ONE COULD HAVE FELT ) Friends Meeting House, AS SMALL AS I DID THEN 4th and Arch Sts. SAYING I WAS SORRY WEDNESDAY, 12/19 - PLP I TURNED AND WALKED AWAY Christmas / Hanukkah Party NOT KNOWING AT THE TIME at Prison, 6:00 P.M. THAT I WOULD NEVER FORGET THAT DAY , NOW THIRTY YEARS LATER "My husband is incarcerated and is -, I STILL WONDER AS I LOOK illiterate. I write letters to hit, BACK WAS THE APOLOGY FOR TOUCHING but he is too embarrassed to ask a HER HAND guard or fellow inmate to read my OR WAS IT FOR BEING BLACK letters to him. Please teach him to read." !
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- WISHES AND THANKS daily habit of violence and horror We-the men of the Fishers of have a drug-like af fect which car...at Men'for Christ gospel group wish a be cured overnight, it takes good and safe holiday season to all long-range treatment. It was a tha readers of GRATERFRIENDS. We mistake not to debrief and stabi3;be say a special thank you to the returning Vietnam Veterans.
companies which print GRATERFRIENDS So here in Graterford linger
- the General Electric Company, hero's of war who have received many Sanrs and ARA Services - and the awards and commendations for their many others who give financially actions on the battlefield, but have for the mailing each month, received no help at all towards With the coming of the holidays alleviating the mental stress wa remind you to slow down.on the suffered as a result of that action.
highways to avoid accidents - and The only thing they got was thro.m all of us to slow down with each into a more stressful environment other so we don't have accidents (prison).
~there either. At the end of each Veteran Happy Holidays! celebration here in Graterford there are 25 candles lighted representi..g (Ed. note) The Fishers of Men for the 25,000 MIA's (missing in Christ is a new gospel group at action) still left in Vietnam. Ac SCIG which participated in the the same time we realize many of us Musical Showcase earlier this who have returned are also missing fcll. Renee V. Lucas of the Phila. in action because we left 90% of our Daily News staff has said lead mind's in vietnam. The 10% we tenor Dennis Lowell Grady, baritone brought back is the human sacrifice John Blunt and second tenor Charles ingredient in that special flavor King " blend perfectly into a tender the protected will never taste._
mix reminiscent of the Delphonics' - Samuel Martin F-8600 or Chilites' tight satin harmony - cs for real and at home on a street THRESHOLDS NEEDS PEOPLE AND DOLLAly corner as in a church sanctuary." In preparation for a spring es s conse, a ha M g VETERANS DAY THOUGHTS- weekend will be held Feb. 23 & 24, "For those who have fought for followed by a pre-seminar day Mar. 2, it, life has a flavor the protected for all people interested in teact.ing will never taste." - Thus goes the the Thresholds program. Thresholds slogan of Vietnam Veteran's is designed to teach inmates the art Crmmittee For.Better Legislation of responsible decision making. cslebration of Veteran's Day here The deadline to sign up as a. in Graterford. Actually, it is a teacher is Feb. 9. Interested pec@le universal slogan that a veteran of may phone Kay Forsythe, Thresholds eny war can identify with no matter director, at 721-6637 or Sharon where in the world it was fought. Schiele, outside coordinator, at ' After a person has experienced 935-0896 evenings. the horrors of war _it will always Thresholds also noods financla] affect'the flavor and taste of his assistance. Help in any dollar er her life, especially a terrorist amount is welcome, or people may , type war such as the one fought in specify at least $20 to sponsor ths Vietnam. cost of materials for a student-There are thousands of Vietnam teacher team. Contributions may be
' Veterans in prisons all over sent to Kay Forsythe, 81 W. Broad '
America who are still fighting the St., Souderton, PA 18964. war, mentally affected with the Anytime we help provide the delayed stress disorder, and skills a man or woman needs to physically infected with Agent improve his or her life experieness, Orange contamination. we are improving the quality of life - A It.rge number of Vietnam for all of us. Thresholds is woriny
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... THE HANDMADE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS can be recycled this year. Inmates uno ant to keep the stockings which are given on Christmas Eve as a gift from the vol. teern are welcome to keep them. However, those with no use for them are asked to p. ..-e them in a designated box on each block to be recycled for use in 19Pt. It Il suite a task to hand-make 2,400 Christmas stockings EVERY year. THANKS FOR THE HEL., MEN.
... People interested in supporting the Boxing Association of America, Inc. , which bene fi t s bcxers in prison and when released, may fill out a donor option form on its behalf whc.
plcdging to the United Way - or send contributions to P.O. Box 42702, Phila., PA 1910.-2702.
.. . Volunteers and money are needed to help provide food and clothing to the homeless Christmas Eve at the Philadelphia City Hall Courtyard. For information call ils. Kelle. at 844-0631. ,
... More than 400 SCIG inmates walked inside the SCIG prison yard to benefit the Debor-..
H22rt and Lung Center in Brown Hills, NJ this fall. They raised $300. Volunteer Karco Saals wrote a letter to the Phila. Daily News to ask why this positive effort by the m. var not covered by the new: media, as had been requested, but negative occurrances are alt. covered. A good question, Karen.
... It is currently estimated there are 7,086 existing facilities for incarcerating peckle in the U.S., and 765,929 people being detained in these '.'a c i l i t ie s . Under constructic.. or proposed across the country are 13 new federal, 349 new state and 738 new local facilities for a total capacity of 194,689 and a cost to taxpayers of $7,848 billion!!!
... Remember there will be no January edition of CRATERFRIENDS, see you in February.
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M %%%% _ m ANOTHER LETTER TO ,THE EDITOR WE-READ CRAN AMICOS (the Spanish edition of CRATERFRIENDS), but sincerely could not appreciate how one can speak of the Hispanic community when no activities or programs presently exist for this community's benefit. To explain, take the article, "Zimmerman Reports Parole Stance." It is a fact that cne should learn and better himself because it will benefit him in the future. In this institution we have many Hispenles who are near their minimum sentence or are "way-over" th2ir minimum release date. For~these people there are no opportunities, simply becaute no prasent programs or agencies can assist them in obtaining their liberty. For the English-Americans there are many programs and agencies assisting them. When Hispanic rasidents submit a Home and Job Plan to the Parole Board for approval, they are rejected and d nied, having to start all over again and find another home and job. This is very difficult to do in today's world, particularly without assistance, no programs, no ager.:ies. Since we are speaking about the Hispanic community at Craterford, we also have to frantion that we do not have any Spanish programs in here, everything is in English. T1.e re to one Hispanic teacher who teaches English classes during the day only. Many of us wcck and don't have, sufficient, time to attend the day classes regularly. Aside from this, t :.e re has to be an incentive for the prisoner to motivate and drive him to betterment. The prasent wage is insufficient in today's cost of living. Many of us are married and have children out there, whom we should and must help. Again, every program that exists is .a English, neue in Spanish. The llispanic community has many important immediate needs, and i f we cannot get bei; or assistance with these needs, we cannot look for betterment of self. Race or nationalit; sh:uld have no importance. What should be important is that we are people in need of help. Du2 to the circumstances in life, we find curselves in here, but this does not mean we are incapable of learning and bettering ourselves. In closing, we note that we do not find the educational department interesting. It is true volunteers come at night to teach classes, but again none speak Spanish to assist .. a d tocch us, so we cannot attend or participate. If it is possible to find English-speaki.g volunteers, then it is also possible to find Spanish-speaking volunteers so we can participate. Then we, too, can look forward to, and think of a better future each and .ery dsy. Thank you for your attention. Jorge Solis M-764C Jose Cruz M-3521 stssss essy 9
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SCIG INFIRMARY PLEASES ADMINISTRATOR by Joan Cauker
., Donald McMonagle, SCIG infirmary administrator, is proud of the infirmary and its staff.
He is particularly pleased with the many operational and physical plant improvements which have taken place recently or are underway currently - all of which are for the Leaefit of SCIG inmates, he told a visitor recently.
-Everywhere one looks in the infirmary, there is renovation or new equipment in pla::c.
Also pleasant personnel are dealing with patients or their records in the various roon._ which make up the infirmary. Among the new equipment in place are: a complete new dental unit including chair aad cecompanying dental instruments, along with a renovated uniti a new eye-ex e unit of caair,
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eye-exam instruments, a slit-lamp (to see if something is in the eye) and a cantact le..s nachine a spanking new X-ray unit along with automatic film processing equipment a totally automatic EKG machine which utilizes telephone lines and a computer hook-up to a hospical for analyzing a patient and reporting back to SCIG; a computerized pharmacy on the pre _ ; test j rnd an emergency computer phone system which pinpoints the location in the institution 4 .vu which an emergency call has been made on the 300 line - should the caller not be able ta stay by the phone. However, among other things such as scheduling and meetings, McMonagle says he is i;ced dzily with two big problems personnel turnover and security.
"We have considerable staff turnover," McMonagle said, adding that "to work here it takes a special individual with not only the needed skills, but also the ability to adapt to tha correctional environment." Of ten the inmates threaten the staf f, and inmates can L, vary aggressive. For health reasons or other reascns, McMonagle said, some people can..st handle this environment.
McMonagle calls security a " big problem," and said he meets daily with the captaint to discuss particular problems. He was quick to affirm a " good working relationship with um carrectional officers." One way McMonagle is dealing with the personnel turnover problem is to contract witi. a nursing agency for infirmary nurses. More than 20 nurses are provided round the clock by tha agency. This is a major change in infirmary operation and is working out well, he . aid, carkedly improving the continuity of care provided to'the inmates. The infirmary is not a hospital, McMonagle points out. It provides clinical, emergency and inpatient extended and recovery care, he said, with no provision for surgical work. In tha' clinic, sick call is conducted Monday through Friday receiving men who have signed up in tha morning on each block. At sick call, the prchlem is assessed by a physician who ef tner traats the problem or refers the man to the infirmary for additional treatment. Men urmule to be cared for at the infirmary are sent by ambulance to area hospitals. On staff at SCIG, either fulltime or partime in the infirmary program are 15 cp;cialists, including a neurologist s ophthalmologist ; optometrist; podiatristi darmatologists internal medicine specialists, general surgeons orthopedic appliances (braces) cpscialists audiologists urologist; ear, nose & throat specialists two consultants two staff doctors; two dentists; a dental hygienist; four RNs headed by Judy Ritter; two Emergency Medical technicians; four LPNss five clerks; and a Clerk Supervisor. The infirmary also houses a dental lab where men are taught how to make prosthetics (false tssth). The x-ray technician is on contract. McMonagle, who has been at SCIC since 1969, recalled previous practices of staffing a let of the infirmary positions with inmates. "I used to train inmates in surgical procecure cnd in using the X-ray equipment," McMonagle said. "Then they could get good jobs when hey , Icft here." But times are different now, and the only inmates working in the infirmary are
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- The extended care or recovery unit has a 25-bed capacity. broken into four wards. A .~ rd is for contagious patients - an isolation unit, and D-ward, with 10 beds, is for patients with emotional problems. Long-term patients, such as paraplegics, live in B-ward.
The infirmary's records unit is crowded with the medical records of every SCIC inmat e, including any previous medical record, the first-day-at-SCIG assessment and the complett physical exam a few days later, along with the medical records accumulated in SCIG. McMonagle said there will continue to be crowding and renovations to accommodate the infirmary needs until the new psychiatric and medical administrative unit is complete ai SCIC in 1987 - something to which this administrator said he is looking forward for everyone's sake. 10
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A LOOK AT THE SCIG GANSE APOTHECARY by Joan Gauker "The saddest thing is the men don't show up for their medication," the pharmacist told a visitor to the Ganse Apothecary at SCIG. Pharmacist Gerry Ganse said this is unfortunate for the men who need the medication, and is time consuming for his staff which fills hundrede cf new prescriptions a day for inmates and about 100,000 doses each month. Because the medication (if pills) is individually hermetically sealed in blister packs for each patient, some unused pills may be returned to inventory said.
- and each month this adds up to 20,000 to 30,000 doses, Ganse Creams, eye drops, etc., are also individually dispensed, but are u ually not returned to inventory if unused.
The exciting news is that the Ganse Apothecary is computerized - which mnans the pharmacy medication staff. safety for the inmates, and fast, efficient operation for Medication safety is achieved when a patient's medical profile is called up on the computer screen. There the pharmacist checks the newly prescribed medication against the inmate's medical history and against any other medication the inmate may be taking, to check for possible reactions. Doctors rotate on sick call at SCIG, making this role of the pharmacist vital to the health of the inmates treated. The efficiency is realized each time this verification can be done so quickly and when the pharmacist pushes a computer button and instantly receives the required number of labels to be attached to the inmate's passes and the medication. Four times a day, nurses leave the pharmacy with medication carts for stops on each block to dispense medication. An inmate arrives on the m dication line on his block with his medication pass, and his medication is provided in dispensed a cup (if and a pill, water,it is popped out of the blister pack) to him. Ife of a correctional officer and the nurse.and takes Unfortunately, the medication many there in theasked who presence far and need medicine don't show up. Ganse Apothecary is a contract operation, which has been in business at SCIG since March.
"We are fortunate to have a registered pharmacy right here in the institution," Infirmary Administrator Donald McMonagle said, "that means prnscriptions are filled the same day." At most other state institutions tha prescriptions are filled at a pharmacy off site, which often causes a tw -day delay in getting needed medication to the patient, McMonagle said.
"It's one of the biggest medical improvements in this operation in ynars," McMonagle said of the computerized system used by Ganse.
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0 THANKS TO G.E. p GRATERFRIENDS VOLUNTEERS We thank the General Electric MANAGING EDITOR - Joan Gauker Company at Valley Forge for this EDITOR and TYPIST - Arlene Sargent iccue of GRATERPRIENDS. We LABEL TYPIST - Barbara Thornton particularly thank Kenneth OUTMATE MAILERS - Peggy Lauder, Lainweber, Manager Division Kay & John Forsythe, Nicky and Communication and Public Affairs, Ollie Beall, Craig Conover and i who authorized the printing, and to Marie Tervalon. Frcnk Cunningham who shephered it INMATE DISTRIBUTORS - Bebley Wells & 1 through his Printing Shop. Leo Walloe, A-block; Leonard ' G.E. will also print the Sanders, B-block; William Allen February and March issues, & William Graverly, C-block; We agree "G.E. Brings Good Theodore Harris, D-block; Things To Life,"'for instance, Wells, E-block. GRATERPRIENDS. -~:::::- nye
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MASJID: CONGREGATIONAL PLACE OF BELIEVERS by Abdullah Shah F-4667 The Arabic word, "masjid", literally translated means, "the place of prostration." The masjid is the place of public prayer and it is the plc.ce 1 where all believers are encouraged to come and perform their prayers at the appointed times preferably in congregation. On Fridays, Jumu'a Services are conducted in the masjid. Jumu'a Services consists of a khutbah (sermon, address) of two parts and a two rak'ah prayer. A rak'ah is a unit of the prayer and consists of standing, bowing, sitting, and prostrating at specified times during the performance I of salaah (prayer). ' The word "jumu' " means " congregational prayer," and "Yauma-1-Jumu'a," ) means, "the Day of the Congregational Prayer" - Friday. l It is related that a man entered the masjid while Prophet Muhammad ! (peace be upon him) was leading the believers in prayer. When the man entered, Prophet Muhammad and the believers were in the bowing position (ruku). So the man bowed right where he was at before joining the ranks of 1 the believers. After the completion of the prayer, he mentioned his act to the prophet. The Prophet said to him, "May Allah increase your love for the good. But do not repeat it again (bowing in that way)." Prophet Muhammad was encouraging the man to perform his prayers in congregation - in unity - with the other believers. It is obligatory upta the believer to perform his five daily prayers and he is encouraged, nc - admonished to perform his prayers in congregatien with other believers when he can. Again, Prophet Muhammad said that the prayer in congregation has 27 times greater blessings than the prayer performed alone. So, the masjid stands as a place for the coming together of believers for the purpose of worshipping Almighty God in unity and in harmony. The masjid is where anyone who believes in Almighty God can come and praise liis name, Allah.
"Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope,and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."
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GRATERFRIENDS, a communicator for the Graterford SCI community, is published nine times a year, excluding July, August and January, by volunteers of the Graterford State Correctional Institution. Related news stories are welcome. Send copy by the 15th of the month to Joan Gauker, Managing Editor, Treatment Department, Room ISB, SCIG, P. O. Box 244, Graterford, PA 19426. (Telephone Tuesday and Wednesday efternoons: 489-4151, Ext. 408.) coo *********************************************************************=* 4 Ifit Cule IM*- f jhk ')'
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
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Mt $9 In the Matter of : Docket Nos. 50-352 509353: PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY : (Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2) , CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Angus R. Love, attorney for Inmates, SCIG, hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of the Notice of Appeal in reference to the above-captioned matter, was mailed on February 8,1985 via regular first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Docketing and Service Section, Office of the Secretary U. I Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, with copies to the following names where an asterick appears.
- Helen F. Hoyt, Chairperson Mr. Frank R. Romano Administrative Judge Air & Water Pollution Patrol Atomic Safety and Licensing 61 Forest Avenue Board Panel Ambler, PA 19002 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Ms. Phyllis Zitzer, Pres.
Ms. Maureen Mulligan
*Dr. Richard F. Cole Limerick Ecology Action Administrative Judge 762 Queen Street Atomic Safety and Licensing Fottstown, PA 19462 Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Edward G. Bauer, Jr.
Washington, D.C. 20555 V.P. and General Counsel Philadelphia Electric Co.
*Dr. Jerry Harbour 2301 Market Street Administrative Judge Philadelphic, PA 19101 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
- Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq. Washington, D.C. 20555 Conner and Wetterhahn 1747 Pennsylvania Av, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006
1 ele, Mr. Marvin I. Lewis Jay Gutierrez 6504 Bradford Terrace Regional Counsel Philadelphia, PA 19149 USNRC, Region 1 '_ 631 Park Avenue
. Joseph H.-White,.III King of Prussia, PA 19406 15 Ardmore Avenue Ardmore,-PA 19003 Steven P. Hershey, Esq.
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Community Legal Services , i Martha W. Bush, Esq. 5219 Chestnut Street-
- 'Kathryn S. Lewis, Esq. Philadelphia, PA 19139 1500 Municipal Service i-- 15th and JFK Blvd.
- Zori G. Ferkin
. Philadelphia, PA 19107 Governor's Energy Council i P.O. Box 8010 Thomas Gerusky,_ Director 1625 N. Front Street
' Bureau of Radiation Protection Harrisburg, PA 17105 Dept.-of Environmental Resources 5th F1, Fulton Bank Bldg. Spence W. Perry, Esq.,
Third and. Locust Streets Associate General Counsel Harrisburg, .1NL 17120 Federal Emerg. Management Agency
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Room 840, 500 C Street, S.W. Pennsylvania Emergency Washington, D.C. 20472 Management Agency-Basement, Transportation & Robert J. Sugarman, Esq. Safety Bldg. Sugarman, Denwroth &
;Harrisburg,.PA 17120 Hellegers 16th'Fl. Center Plaza.
Robert'L. Ahthony- 101 N. Broad Street Friends'of the Earth of Philadelphia, PA 19107 the Delaware, Valley 103 Vernon Lane, Box 186 James Wiggins Moylan, PA 19065 Sr. Resident' Inspector U.s. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
- Charles W..Elliott, Esq. P.O. Box 47
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Brose & Poswistilo Sanatoga,-PA-19464 325 N. 10th Street-
'Easton, PA;18042
- Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal: Board Panel David Wersan U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
Consumer' Advocate . Washington, D.C. 20555 Office.of Attorney General 1425 Strawberry Square
- Harrisbug, PA 17120
- Atomic Safety and Licensing _
Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm. Washington, D.C. 20555
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Washington, D.C. 20555
;. Gregory Minor MHB Technical Associates 1723 Hamilton Avenue San Jose, CA 95126 Timothy R.S. Campbell, Director Depa_rtment of Emergency Services 14 East Biddle Street
-West Chester, PA 19380
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