LEGISLATURE: JOINT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE STILLWATER STATE PRISON:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Legislature. Joint Committee Investigating the Stillwater State Prison. | |
| Title: | Records. | |
| Dates: | 1972-1976. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Records, including tapes and transcripts of hearings, correspondence and subject files, staff interviews, reports, and background information, of the joint legislative investigating committee formed to study the needs and workings of the state prison. | |
| Quantity: | 8.4 cubic feet (9 boxes), 19 master audio files: WAV (26.4 GB), and 19 user audio files: MP3 (2.4 GB). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Legislature. Joint Committee Investigating the Stillwater State Prison. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 979-4
Location of Master Files:
Digital masters of the audio reels are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
The original audio reels were disposed after the material was digitally reformatted into wav files.
Processing Information:
Digitization and encoding by April Rodriguez, October 27, 2021.
Digital audio transferred from the master audio reels by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes (October 2021).
Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.
Catalog ID number: 990017149330104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 154.K.14.3B | 1 | Meetings, June 11-October 29, 1975. | |||||||||
| Includes transcripts of hearings, agendas, etc. | |||||||||||
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| 154.K.14.4F | 2 | Meetings, October 30-December 9, 1975. | |||||||||
| Audio recordings of meetings: | |||||||||||
| Notes on audio recordings. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| [0.6 cubic feet empty] | |||||||||||
| Internet | Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, June 11, 1975. 1 master audio file (2 hours, 3 minutes): WAV (622 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (88.2 MB). | ||||||||||
| Container note: MTG# 1. Subject: Joint meeting of special senate subcommittee on Minn. State Prison & Special House Subcommittee. On Minnesota State Prison, Room 118, State Capitol, 9:00A.M. 000- Subpoena power, opening statements, 187- Staffing situation, attorney & staff, 725 - Don Gurnoe, Indian Planner, DOC John Poupart, Project Director for Anishinabe Longhouse. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Witnesses: Don Gurnoe, Indian Planner, Department of Corrections; John Poupart, Project Director for Anishinabe Longhouse and Chairman of ad hoc committee; T. Williams, Ombudsman. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, June 25, 1975. 1 master audio file (1 hour, 53 minutes): WAV (571 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (76 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: MTG#2. Joint House-Senate Investigation of Minnesota State Prison. Room 123 - capitol - confirmation of B. Becker. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: No witnesses. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, July 9, 1975. 1 master audio file (1 hour, 59 minutes): WAV (604 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (80 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Joint House - Senate Prison Investigation, Rm. 123, 9:00 A.M. Moe-Chairman Hiring of secondary personnel, staffing, timetable of prison investigation. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: No witnesses. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, August 6, 1975. 1 master audio file (2 hours, 13 minutes): WAV (671 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (86.8 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Joint House-Senate Committee on Minnesota State Prison, Room 123, 9:00 A.M. Subject: Living Units - Cell Halls. Testimony by: D. Engledinger, Inmates Sargent, Wembush, and Graf; Pingry, R., Wolters, R. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 P.M. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Donald Engeldinger, Group Supervisor; David Pingry, Group Supervisor; Ron Wolters, Group Supervisor; John Twohig, Group Supervisor; James Wimbush, Inmate; Geno Graf, Inmate; Mel Sargent, Inmate. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, August 21, 1975. 1 master audio file (3 hours, 1 minute): WAV (915 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (82.1 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Joint House-Senate Committee on Minnesota State Prison, Rev. Knowles , Gustad, Rieb Witnesses. Handwritten note: Lewis Chair, Senate: [Robert] Lewis, [George R.] Conzemius, [Al] Kowalczyk, [William W.] McCutcheon, [Earl W.] Renneke. House: [Roger D.] Moe, Carlson, Jaros, Knoll, Laidig. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Rev. Richard Knowles, Protestant Chaplain, MSP; Donald Prieb, Caseworker; Robert Gustad, Chairman, Job Assignment Committee and Institution Assignment Committee. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, August 27, 1975. 1 master audio file (4 hours, 13 minutes): WAV (1.3 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (132 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Joint Prison Invest. Industry, Education, Treatment. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Stan Kano, HIRE; Donald Tomsche, Associate Warden of Administration and Industry; Lt. Boetcher, Guard, Industries; Joe Miller, Cordage Officer; Curtis Kisler, Guard; Burt Daby, Inmate, Chairman of Workers Council; John Maloney, Director of Education; Ellsworth Hawkins, Inmate; Norman Mastrian, Inmate; Dennis Weir, Academic Coordinator; Gene Weid, Vocational Education Instructor ; Gene Selchow, Vocational Education Instructor; Ken Dennis, Coordinator, 916 Program; Dr. James Jacobson, Prison Psychologist. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, September 10, 1975. 1 master audio file (6 hours, 14 minutes): WAV (1.8 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (169 MB). | |||||||||||
| Note: ending is muffled, ends abruptly. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Stan Wood, Director of Private Industry for the Department of Corrections; Dr. James Jacobsen, Prison Psychologist; Dr. Henry J. Osekowsky, Consultant Psychiatrist, MSP; Grover Bell, Assistant Group Supervisor, Department of Corrections; Dave Corbo, Personnel Officer, MSP; James England, Guard; Art Violett, Guard; Jerome Anderson, Director, Staff Training for the Department of Corrections; Richard Allison, Assistant Director of the Institute for Human Development. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, September 24, 1975. 1 master audio file (6 hours, 49 minutes): WAV (2 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (179 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Joint House-Senate Committee on MSP, Rm 123. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: John McLagan, Associate Warden, MSP; Denis Moore, Guard; Kim Claussen, Guard; Clarion Baird, Guard; Mack Warren, Guard; Clay Terrell, Guard; Forrest Brush, Guard; Gordon Kamps, Guard; George Mitchell, Guard. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, October 1, 1975. 1 master audio file (2 hours, 28 minutes): WAV (748 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (65.8 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Joint House-Senate Committee on Minnesota State Prison, 9:00am, Rm. 123, Legal Services - Mel Goldberg, Recreation - Ron Wolter, Mike Ness. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Casper Wolhowe, Assistant Associate Warden for Operations, MSP; James Eubanks, Inmate; Leo Kampa, Inmate; Ivern Carter, Former Employee; Raymond Johnson, Former Inmate; Mattye Myles, Caseworker; Elizabeth Radke, Correctional counselor II; Professors Melvin Goldberg, Directors of Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners; Mr. Wolter, Recreation Supervisor; Mr. Michael Ness, Recreation Director. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, October 2, 1975. 1 master audio file (6 hours, 14 minutes): WAV (1.8 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (166 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Joint House-Senate Committee on MSP, Room 123, 9:00A.M., social, cultural groups in A.M., visiting in P.M., 9:00A.M. until 5:30P.M. Social Groups visiting. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Inmate service groups; Mr. Casper Wolhowe, Assistant to Associates Warden for Operations; Mr. James Eubanks, Inmate; Mr. Leo Kampa, Inmate; Mr. Raymond Johnson, Director Family Affair; Mr. Piet Aarden, Volunteer Activities Coordinator; Ms. Iverne Carter, Correctional Counselor, California; Lt. Rod LeDue, Visiting Room Supervisor; Ms. Mattye Myles, Caseworker Cell Hall B former visiting room officer; Ms. Elizabeth Radke, Visiting room officer. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, October 8, 1975. 1 master audio file (6 hours, 34 minutes): WAV (1.9 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (173 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: prison investigation, disciplinary systems. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Harold Hanson, Chief Hearing Officer; Michael McGrath, Chief Investigator; George Delich, Guard; Mel Brown, Ombudsman's Office; Terry Lovell, Inmate; Thomas Sheehy, Inmate; T. Williams, Ombudsman. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, October 21, 1975. 1 master audio file (6 hours, 5 minutes): WAV (1.8 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (164 MB). | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Richard T. Mulcrone, Chairman of Minnesota Corrections Authority; Dale Parent, Director, Parole Decision-Making Study; Ronald Byrnes, Minnesota Corrections Authority; Leslie R. Green, Minnesota Corrections Authority; Dorothy J. Skwiera, Minnesota Corrections Authority ; Nat McGrane, Inmate Editor, Prison Mirror; Thomas Kernan, Research Analyst, Department of Corrections. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, October 22, 1975. 1 master audio file (7 hours, 50 minutes): WAV (2.3 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (210 MB). | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Topic: Security and Violence; Jack Young, Former Warden, Minnesota State Prison; Donald Tomsche, Associate Warden of Administration and Industry; Mack Warren, Guard, head of security squad, Minnesota State Prison; Richard Johnson, Guard; Ron Bell, Former Guard; David M. Gross, Attorney, State Public Defender's Office; Mert Larson, Investigator, Department of Public Safety, Criminal Apprehension; Bruce McManus, Warden, Minnesota State Prison; Michael McGrath, Minnesota State Prison investigator, discipline coordinator. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, October 23, 1975. 1 master audio file (3 hours, 18 minutes): WAV (1 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (87.8 MB). | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: No public testimony will be taken at this meeting. If you wish to testify, notice should be given to the committee office, Room 125, State Capitol, in advance of the meeting date; Paul Tschida, Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Director; Gary Nelson, Department of Public Safety, Investigator, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; Sheriff Westphal, Washington County Sheriff; Donald Tilseth, Former Inmate; Robert Kelly, Washington County Attorney. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, October 29, 1975. 1 master audio file (6 hours, 8 minutes): WAV (1.8 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (160 MB). | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Bruce McManus, Warden, MSP. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, October 30, 1975. 1 master audio file (2 hours, 13 minutes): WAV (671 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (86.8 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Prison investigation, 9:00 A.M., Pung and Mack. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Orville Pung, Deputy Commissioner of Corrections; Pat Mack, Deputy Commissioner of Corrections. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, November 5, 1975. 1 master audio file (4 hours, 3 minutes): WAV (1.2 GB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (109 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Prison investigation, 1:00P.M. Comm Sehoan, adjourned 5:15. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Kenneth Schoen, Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, December 4, 1975. 1 master audio file (2 hours, 57 minutes): WAV (893 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (76 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Warden Interview. | |||||||||||
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| Joint meeting on Stillwater state prison, December 9, 1975. 1 master audio file (3 hours, 14 minutes): WAV (983 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (86 MB). | |||||||||||
| Container note: Governor's staff. | |||||||||||
| Transcribe from note: Tom Kelm, Executive Secretary, Office of the Governor; Dan Danford, Assistant to the Governor; Stan Breen, Staff Assistant to the Governor; Jim Pederson, Deputy Commissioner of Administration. | |||||||||||
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| 154.K.14.5B | 3 | Subject files: A-C, 1972-1976. | |||||||||
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| 154.K.14.6F | 4 | Subject files: D-J, 1972-1976. | |||||||||
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| 154.K.14.7B | 5 | Subject files: K-Z, 1972-1976. | |||||||||
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| 154.K.14.8F | 6 | Staff interviews: A-N. | |||||||||
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| 154.K.14.9B | 7 | Staff interviews: O-Z. | |||||||||
| Staff interviews: Inmate services, A-W. | |||||||||||
| Staff interviews: Treatment programs, C-H. | |||||||||||
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| 154.K.14.10F | 8 | Background material and report drafts. | |||||||||
| Includes one folder of photographs. | |||||||||||
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| 154.K.15.1B | 9 | Background reports, printed materials, etc. | |||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Legislative hearings -- Minnesota.
- Prison administration -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Sound recordings.
- Transcripts.
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