Word: curran
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...Governors Conference wisely refused to adopt a plan for a regional "special offenders" prison last week, though its instructions to state correctional officials to "review, evaluate and adopt any provisions of the report" don't exactly slam the door on the plan's implementation in the future. William J. Curran, Lee Professor of Legal Medicine at the School of Public Health, developed the plan for the prison, which has prompted vocal opposition from the New England Prisoners Association, Massachusetts's assistant commissioner for drug rehabilitation, and the American Friends Service Committee, among other people...
William J. Curran, Lee Professor of Legal Medicine, and Socio-Technical Systems of Boston wrote the $188,000 report...
...governors also praised Curran for what they called "an outstanding professional appraisal of a most complex in difficult problem...
...Curran's report, which he filed two weeks ago, recommends the use of a federal prison to house the "special offenders" from the "obsolete" institutions of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. However, the study did not advise participation by the states of southern New England in a regional facility...
...Curran said last night that he thought the decision of the governors was "commendable" in view of the great controversy the plan has created...