2The Daily Tar HeelFriday, March 9, 1990
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Higher cap just 1st step in prison plans
By DAVID ETCHISON
Staff Writer
A special session of the General
Assembly raised the limit on North
Carolina's prison population from
18,000 to 18,715 over the next four
months, but government officials say
this is only a temporary solution.
"The whole purpose of the special
session was to raise the (prison popula
tion) cap so the state could take advan
tage of new prisons that are coming on
line," said Tim Pittman, Gov. Martin's
communications director. "The action
of the special session was just the first
step."
"The raise in the cap doesn't solve
the problem," said David Guth, special
assistant to the secretary of the N.C.
Department of Correction. "We believe
that construction (of new prisons) and
community-based punishment is essen
tial." The N.C. Center on Crime and Pun
ishment, a private non-profit organiza
tion, has been trying to address the
problem of prison overcrowding using
Report calls income tax changes
From Associated Press reports
WASHINGTON Ninety percent
of Americans would be paying less and
the government would be collecting
$67 billion more per year if the federal
income tax were the same as it was in
1 977, a labor-financed research organi
zation said Thursday.
'The federal deficit can be traced, in
total, to huge tax breaks granted to the
most wealthy Americans over the past
decade and a half," Citizens for Tax
Justice said in a report whose key find
ings were quickly embraced by some
senior Democrats.
"The arrows of fairness are pointed
in the wrong direction," House Demo
cratic Leader Richard Gephardt of
Missouri told reporters.
He said President Bush "believes the
numbers are headed in the right direc
tion and need another push" that would
come from cutting taxes on capital gains.
The private group's idea of a fair tax
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"We are currently moving to en
courage the development of a compre
hensive corrections plan," Center as
sistant director Elizabeth Crowley said.
"This (situation) cries for some kind of
mix of options. There's no evidence
that you can build your way out of
prison crowding."
Gov. Martin will introduce a pro
posal to the General Assembly in May
to issue $490 million in bonds that
would finance the addition of 9,500
beds to the prison system. Martin also
will propose a constitutional amend
ment to allow judges to sentence crimi
nals to alternative forms of punish
ments. Under the present law, convicted
criminals are allowed to chose between
alternative sentencing and a jail term.
According to Lou Colombo, chairman
of the Parole Commission, many crimi
nals choose a prison sentence rather
system is one that would put a bigger
bite on the rich and on profitable corpo
rations. Gephardt said congressional Demo
crats were not endorsing tax increases.
He said the party's leadership in Con
gress expects to outline its own tax
policy, including Social Security taxes,
within a few days.
The report was the latest round in a
battle of statistics between Democrats
and Republicans over whether Ameri
cans are better off than they were be
fore Presidents Reagan and Bush took
office.
A recent Congressional Budget
Office report concluded that since 1 980,
the 20 percent of Americans with the
lowest incomes have seen their federal
tax burden rise while the wealthiest 20
percent have seen a drop in taxes.
The White House Office of Manage
ment and Budget countered that the
poorest 20 percent are paying the same
share of the federal tax burden that they
paid in 1980 while the richest, as a
group, are paying a larger portion.
The Citizens for Tax Justice analysis
said tax changes since 1977 are worth
$93. 1 billion to the richest 10 percent of
Americans this year, while the remain
FRIDAY
5:30 p.m.: The UNC Art Department presents an
exhibition of artworks by recipients of the George
Kachergis and Jonathan E. Sharpe undergraduate art
scholarships. The show will run from March 9-29 in
the Hanes Art Center Glass Gallery. A reception for
the artists will be held today until 7:30 p.m.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Student Government Tutoring Program
offers free tutoring in Spanish, French. Econ 10, Math
22, Math 30, Math 31, Stat 11 and Stat 23 every
Tuesday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Come to third
floor Bingham.
UCPPS announces an internship opportunity for
summer 1990 for minority students: Paid, full-time
positions available with Manufacturers Hanover in
New York City. See minority internship directory at
UCPPS office in 2! 1 Hanes for info and details.
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than probation because they will only
serve a portion of a prison sentence.
A series of public hearings will be
held this spring to determine if the
populace supports the governor's pro
gram. The findings will be shared at the
Criminal Justice Summit on April 20.
Forms of alternate punishment include
restitution, probation, house arrest,
treatment for drug addiction or mental
disorders and community service.
"Gov. Martin's proposal would just
add a couple of months to everyone's
sentence," Crowley said. "Two months
does not buy a lot of public safety, but
it sure costs a lot." Crowley said in
mates typically serve only one-third of
their sentence.
"I'm very much in favor of alterna
tives (punishment)," said Colombo.
"We must structure the alternatives in
such a manner that we can convince the
public that the punitive aspect (of the
punishment) has not been decreased. I
think it will be difficult to sell the idea
to the population."
ing 90 percent are $25.6 billion worse
off.
That leaves the federal treasury with
$67.5 bill ion less than it otherwise might
have had.
The report traced tax changes back
to 1978, when President Carter was in
office. Congress approved a tax bill
that year that raised exemptions and
standard deductions for all Americans
but also cut the tax on capital gains,
which chiefly benefited those with high
incomes.
The group laid most of the blame on
Reagan's 1981 tax reduction, which
cut the top individual tax rate, and on a
steadily increasing Social Security tax.
Robert Mclntyre, director of Citi
zens for Tax Justice, told a news con
ference that as a result of the 1978 and
198 1 tax cuts: "The top 1 percent of the
population (with an average income of
$549,000) now enjoys an average tax
cut of $82,196 a year compared to the
pre-1978 federal tax system adjusted
for inflation a 36 percent drop. The
cost in 1990 of the tax cut for these
extremely wealthy people is a stagger
ing $84.4 billion.
"In contrast, 90 percent of American
families now pay considerably more in
(SPCL 91P.4) is available at UCPPS. Deadline for
applying is April 2.
The Residence Hall Association announces that
nomination forms are available forthe Roger A. Davis
award for outstanding contributions to dormitory life.
Forms are due by S p.m. today and are available at the
RH A office and at the Union desk. The award will be
presented April 1 1 at the Chancellor's Award Cere
mony. Carolina Students Credit Union has American
Express traveler's checks for Spring Break! Visit 1 03
Union Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
and Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. We will be
closing for Spring Break at 3 p.m. today. CSCU will
reopen at 10 a.m. Monday, March 19.
The Writing Center will offer workshops this
semester: I) Writing about novels; April 2 and 5, 7
p.m. to 8 p.m. in 317 Greenlaw. 2) Taking essay
exams; April 16 and 19, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in 317
Greenlaw.
Free tax help! The Master of Accounting Student
Association is sponsoring a volunteer income tax
assistance program. Come by 220 New Carroll
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The governor is also behind the! .al
ternative program, '.it
"The Martin administration has dohe
more for alternative sentencing thin
any other administration," Pittman said.
"He has pursued an innovative and
progressive approach to alternatives to
prisons as well as prison construction."
Although N.C. prisons are crowded
past capacity, they remain consistent
with all fire and health codes, Guth
said.
The number of criminals sent to
prison is up 20 percent from last year,
and 1989 was up eighteen percent from
the year before. Examples of the over
crowding include the Polk Youth Insti
tution, which is operating at 215 per
cent capacity, and the K-dorm at Cen
tral Prison in Raleigh where each in
mate is allotted only 13 square feet,
Guth said.
"That's abominable. We know it.
We have no choice because we have
nowhere else to put them (the inmates),"
Guth said.
ineffective
federal taxes than they would under the
pre-1978 system adjusted for inflation.
The typical middle-income family,
earning $31,000, pays $409, or 7 per
cent, more in taxes. The poorest fifth of
all families pays 21 percent more."
Mclntyre said the $549,000 average
income, after inflation, of the richest 1
percent of Americans had risen from
$294,900 in 1977, an increase of 86
percent. At the same time, he said, real
earnings of people with the lowest
incomes fell 14 percent; those of fami
lies in the $3 1 ,000 range fell by 6 per
cent. The report credited the 1986 tax
overhaul with partially correcting what
Citizens for Tax Justice views as' in
equities in the federal system. How
ever, Mclntyre said, that law credited a
new inequity by taxing some income of
the richest people at a rate lower than
applies to those earning less.
The report called for raising the
maximum rates on top-income indi
viduals and corporations to 38 percent,
which would bring in $30 billion a
year. Those individuals now pay a
maximum rate of 28 percent; corpora
tions pay up to 34 percent.
Mondays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Wednesdays from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. through April 16 and Tuesday, April
10, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for free help in preparing your tax
returns.
Tax Seminar for foreign students and scholars will
be held Thursday, March 22 in the Great Hall Of the
Union from 4-6 p.m. for students and 7-9 p.m. for
scholars. Anna Day from the Internal Revenue Serv
ice and Barry Childress from the N.C. Dept. of Reve
nue will discuss tar issues concerning internationals
and guide students in completing their tax forms
which will be available at the workshop. ,
Class of '38 Summer Study Abroad Fellowship
Applications deadline is today at 4 p.m. Three fel
lowships of S2333 each are awarded to sophomores
and juniors interested in an independent study project
abroad that is tied to personal and career aspirations.
For more info stop by the International Center in the
Union or call 962-5661.
Graduating seniors interested in competing forthe
Mangum Medal Award for Oratory may pick up an
application at the Union desk. The deadline for entry
is today.
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