Tape 9, Side 1 through Tape 12. In the eighth interview session, conducted on January 24, 1996, Clark continues discussing his service as Multnomah County sheriff from 1962 to 1966. He talks about members of his staff, working with the Board of County Commissioners, and working with the Portland Police Bureau. He speaks at length about reforms he instituted at the sheriff’s office, including education requirements, crime scene procedures, and reorganization efforts. He talks about emergency response, sheriff jurisdiction, and officer training. He also describes appearing on Tom McCall’s television show in 1963 alongside Sheriff Jim Clark of Dallas County, Alabama. He then talks about his involvement in the National Sheriffs Association and the Oregon State Sheriffs Association, and describes how the Oregon association threatened to leave the national one if Sheriff Jim Clark were to become president. He discusses his opposition to the death penalty, his relationship with the press, and the jails he was responsible for. He speaks at length about prison conditions, reforms he implemented, and some of the incarcerated people. He also talks about an officer exchange between the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the Lancashire Constabulary in England. The remainder of this session (Tape 13) is missing.