`sorry' Bank Robber Gets Nearly 7 Years

Anthony Kosloski 
Dec. 7, 1994 
Anthony W. Kosloski Of High Street, Ashley, Died Wednesday At His Daughter's 
Home In Wilkes-barre.

By DAWN SHURMAITIS; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Friday, December 09, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 4A 





JACKSON TWP. -- This time, the citizens lost. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Instead of persuading the state Department of Corrections via petition to
continue manning all seven towers at the nearby state prison, the department
will man only three as planned, said a spokesman. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What's more, it will do so only at certain times. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Led by State Rep. George Hasay, R-Shickshinny, area legislators met
Wednesday with Corrections Commissioner Joseph Lehman to present 700
signatures on the petition circulated throughout the Wyoming Valley. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 On Thursday, department spokesman Ben Livingood said it is likely only
three of the towers at the state Correctional Facility at Dallas will continue
to be manned, but only occasionally. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Additional security will be provided by vehicles patrolling the perimeter
and an electronic detection fence that will send a signal during an attempted
escape. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The corrections department has said it was not cost-effective to have
officers in the all towers full-time, but has not said how much money will be
saved by eliminating staffing. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We intend to have a safe and secure perimeter," Livingood said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The petition drive was started by the Citizens Advisory Committee. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I'm happy they're going to be manned but I wanted them manned full time,
not part time," said committee spokeswoman Pat Rusiloski, who lives a mile
from the prison. "Nobody wants the towers de-manned." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 About six years ago, not all of the prison's seven towers were manned,
Rusiloski said. The advisory committee fought to have them occupied and won. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The exact details of the proposed security changes will be outlined in a
letter sent to Hasay and State Rep. Phyllis Mundy, D-Kingston, who also
attended Wednesday's meeting. Hasay and Mundy requested the meeting to speak
on behalf of the citizens committee and concerned prison guards. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mundy said the meeting was productive and that she is optimistic the prison
will continue studying ways to improve security. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "The cost of staffing a prison is horrific," said Mundy, who added she was
certain the prison will choose the safest and most cost-efficient options. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It's the business of the corrections department to keep the prisoners
inside the prison. If I lived in Jackson Township, I would feel OK." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In September, the department announced it had downgraded the facility from
a medium-maximum to a medium security prison. The reclassification
precipitated the security changes, which will be implemented in about six
months, corrections officials have said. Residents who signed the petition
feared the corrections department was compromising safety to save money. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The facility houses about 2,100 prisoners, according to prison officials.
It was built to hold only 1,500. More than 85

Petition To Have All 7 Towers Manned At Dallas State Prison Fails 
Spokesman For Citizens Group Expresses 
Disappointment That Only 3 Towers Will Be Manned 
Occasionally

Petition To Have All 7 Towers Manned At Dallas State Prison Fails Spokesman For Citizens Group Expresses Disappointment That Only 3 Towers Will Be Manned Occasionally