Jailhouse Quartet Organized by Accused Professor
A former Iowa State College professor, currently held in Yakima on check fraud charges, is finding a new rhythm behind bars.
C. J. Zintheo, a highly educated ex-professor in Iowa State College at Ames, and recently taken to Yakima from Seattle to face charges of passing worthless checks, has organized a vocal quartet at the county jail. There is much time for practice, and he has discovered some fine voices among the prisoners to work on, and he hopes to make them fine performers in time.
“He has discovered some fine voices among the prisoners to work on, and he hopes to make them fine performers in time.”
This story highlights the humanization of those held in pre-trial detention, a subject that remains a point of civic contention in Washington as we grapple with jail conditions and the role of creative outlets in correctional facilities.
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