Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York (State). Board of Prisons
Abstract:
This series consists of notes from State Prison Inspectors about the Female Prison, Sing Sing, Clinton, and Auburn Prisons. Most entries deal with Sing Sing Prison. Topics include convict labor for hire, safety precaution measures, and the status of the staff including suspension and appointment of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series provides summary background information on inmates. Entries include inmate number and name; color; date received; county where convicted; date of sentence; length of sentence; crime; previous occupation; nativity; age; habits; education; family relations; former convictions; whether employed .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Sing Sing Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of information on each incarcerated individual received at the prison. The early volumes provide information such as: admission date; alias; county from which received; age; birthplace; marital and family status; residence; height; weight; complexion; eye and hair color; other physical .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Sing Sing Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of issues of "Star of Hope," a bi-weekly periodical edited and printed by and for the incarcerated individuals at Sing Sing Prison. Issues contain articles on world news, health, and sports. Also included were editorials, fiction, and poetry..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of meeting minutes of the Parole Board of Auburn Prison and the State Prison for Women. Early minutes include transcriptions of interviews with incarcerated individuals; family relations, prospective employment after parole, and similar matters of interest to the Board. After 1930, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of Auburn Prison Warden's central administrative files. Records include correspondence; orders; parole applications; character references for paroled individuals; lists of parole applicants and those that were discharged; and population reports. Records relate to Auburn Prison transfers; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Correctional Facility
Abstract:
This series consists of record cards which summarize the background and prison disciplinary record of inmates of Clinton Correctional Facility (known earlier as Clinton Prison). Most cards include a front-facing and profile photograph of the inmate. Inmate numbers extend from 12879 (inmate received .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a listing of patients admitted to the Clinton prison hospital. The register contains inmate number; name; former residence; occupation; nationality; disease duration; infection source; family history; sanitary condition of former surroundings; status (apparently cured, improved, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a listing of inmates admitted to Clinton prison and examined by physicians upon arrival. Information includes inmate number; name; date received; from where; county where convicted; crime committed; term of sentence; expiration of short time; physical description (age, color, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of one volume listing inmate admissions to the prison hospital for surgery. The entries, which are both handwritten and typed, contain the inmate number, name, age, county in which convicted, admission date, description of surgery performed, date, postoperative treatments if any, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of two bound volumes of hospital ledgers documenting the admission, treatment, and discharge of inmates for various ailments. Each entry contains the inmate name, prison number, consecutive number, cell number, age, color, religion, occupation, date received at Clinton, crime, sentence, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Title:
Series:
B0072
Dates:
1893-1897
Abstract:
This volume lists the expenditures for the broom, hollow ware and iron casting industries operated by labor of incarcerated individuals. Entries include the cash balance on hand at the beginning of each month, amount drawn from Prison Capital Fund and a listing of the type of expenditures and amount .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of carbon copies of reports detailing money sent to the incarcerated from outsiders. Reports include the date compiled, inmate number, name, name of sender and amount, and the date deposited..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of indefinite and determinate sentence information on incarcerated individuals at Auburn prison. The four indefinite registers contain the person's name; residence; consecutive number; minimum and maximum sentence terms; date paroled; expiration date of maximum sentence; discharge .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State Prison for Women
Abstract:
This series consists of a Bertillon ledger with summary identification information on residents of the Women's Prison at Auburn. Data includes inmate's name; identification number; color; aliases; term; date of sentence; county; crime; reception date; residence; criminal act; height; Bertillon measurements .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of a record of inmates discharged from Auburn Prison. Information includes name, number, discharge date; county where convicted; court; judge; crime; date convicted; sentence; nativity; age; height; color; trade or occupation; employment when arrested; weight when arrested; number .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of two volumes created by the Auburn Prison physician for the purpose of documenting deaths of Auburn Prison inmates, as required by Chapter 382 of the Laws of 1889. Volume 1 (1888-1937) documents the deaths of approximately 500 inmates. Volume 2 (1896-1920) documents the disposition .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
House of Refuge for Women (Hudson, N.Y.)
Abstract:
The series consists of the case file of Nellie Fultz, who was committed to the House of Refuge for Women for petit larceny. Documents include warrant of commitment; defendant's statement of examination; record of conviction and sentence; official record and report book; inmate identification photographs; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of annual reports submitted by the prison warden to the Commissioner of Correction. The reports include statistical and descriptive information on prison matters such as financial receipts and expenditures; prison labor; incarcerated population; industries; educational and other .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of records of incarcerated individuals discharged after their sentences were "commuted," Entries lists name; county; crime; term; date of sentence; date received at prison; shop incarcerated individual worked in; date of discharge; and remarks. Later volumes court; judge and commutation .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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