Canon City Page #8

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Here in the home

of Warden Roy Best,

in Caon City, Colorado,

are two brave women

who distinguished

themselves

on a night which

will be long remembered

by the people

of this community.

Acting on behalf

of Governor Lee Knaus

of Colorado,

Warden Best is

presenting these ladies

with "The Denver Post"

Gold Medal Award

for Heroism.

Warden Best.

Mrs. Higgins,

Mrs. Oliver...

Are you nervous?

I'm shaking

like a leaf.

So am I.

You didn't tell me

this would be heard

on the radio.

Well, I knew if I did,

you wouldn't show up.

We men like to think

that we have all

the physical courage,

but on the night

of the break,

you girls certainly

stole the show.

These gold medals,

awarded by

"The Denver Post,"

testify that

the State of Colorado

is proud of you.

Congratulations.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, warden.

And Mrs. Oliver,

if I just had you

patrolling the yard

with that hammer,

my troubles

would be over.

(laughter)

Warden, may I speak

to you a moment?

Certainly,

Mrs. Bauer.

Have a chair.

Will you tell me

what you've done

with James Sherbondy?

All ten of those men are

in solitary confinement.

That's pretty bad,

isn't it?

Well, they're

pretty bad boys.

Will you keep Sherbondy

in that long?

That, I can't answer.

When he let me take

my boy to the hospital,

he knew it meant

recapture.

My little girl and I have

prayed for him ever since.

Remember the ten lepers

who were cleansed

by Our Savior?

One returned to give

glory to God.

Please do what

you can for him.

(narrator)

Is there hope?

Yes, even here in prison,

there's always hope.

But the way back

for the violent

and the savage,

whether they be men

or groups or nations,

can only be by the road

of right and law

and justice.

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