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Abstract:
This series consists of executive pardons and commutations issued to convicted adult and youthful offenders during the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo. Records include the certificate signed by the Governor and the Secretary of State as well as correspondence and press releases pertaining to .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Series:
B1925
Dates:
1973-1975
Abstract:
This series documents the case of Nick Donald Bagley, who escaped from prison in Maryland after erroneously being found guilty of murder and serving most of a fifteen year sentence. Included in the series are papers that were issued for Bagley's return to Maryland from New York in 1973, pleas to allow .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Great Meadow Correctional Institution
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Series:
B2396
Dates:
1922-1933, 1945-1965
Abstract:
This series consists of admission registers for inmates incarcerated in Great Meadow Prison and later Great Meadow Correctional Institution..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Great Meadow Correctional Facility
Abstract:
Inmate information given in these registers commonly includes name, inmate or register number, release date and status, county of conviction, sentence, date received at Great Meadow, and date received in previous facility. No personal information or information about criminal history is usually give.........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Great Meadow Prison
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This series consists of one register documenting foreign born inmates incarcerated at Great Meadow Prison..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
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This series consists of respites and commutations. The governor has the authority to grant pardons and respites. The respites concern stays of execution for individuals sentenced to death; commutations are reductions of sentences. Respites and commutations normally include the name of the convicted .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Correctional Services. Bureau of Research and Evaluation
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The series consists of monthly reports to the commissioner concerning facility population changes, inmate characteristics, and trends of the inmate population. Reports provide detailed statistical information about the state's inmate population and as such reflect a radical change in the racial characteristics .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Eastern New York Reformatory
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This series consists of record cards containing summary information for approximately 900 male inmates incarcerated from approximately 1896 to 1906. Each card contains information on inmate's crime and sentence, criminal history, and terms of release..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
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The first state constitution of 1777 empowered the governor to grant reprieves and pardons to persons convicted of crimes other than treason or murder. Each pardon in this series contains the name and place of the court where the convicted person was tried, crime convicted of, sentence, place where .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
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Series:
B0043
Dates:
1819-1853, 1873-1891
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The series consists of printed returns of convicts discharged from state prisons, either through expiration of sentence or pardon. Returns were compiled by the clerks of Mt. Pleasant (Sing Sing), Auburn, and Clinton prisons. While they vary in specific format, returns typically provide data on most .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
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This series consists of statistical summary reports of admissions to and discharges from county jails. Admission reports contain summaries of the number of offenses; formal committals; felon's age, sex, race, nationality, occupational skills, marital status, past prison record or reformatory history, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Title:
Series:
B0049
Dates:
1840-1929
Abstract:
This series consists of executive orders for pardons, commutations, restorations of citizenship or respites. Each order includes the date, convict's name, crime, place where tried, sentence, place of incarceration, and the governor's signature. Commutations also include the commutation terms. Respites .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Sing Sing Prison
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This register of federal prisoners admitted to Sing Sing Prison contains inmate name; aliases; date and place of conviction; offense; term of sentence; date of sentence; beginning and expiration date; expiration date with good conduct; birthplace; marital status; literacy level; age; physical description; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center
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This series consists of summary information on inmate discipline at Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center. Information includes inmate's name and number; original institution; alias; jail time; date eligible for parole; maximum expiration date; crimes; criminal act; value of money .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Great Meadow Correctional Institution
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Register documenting deaths of individual inmates at Great Meadow Prison and later Great Meadow Correctional Institution. Register includes personal information and medical certificate of death data..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Great Meadow Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of one register documenting the parole of inmates from Great Meadow Prison..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a time book for prisoner labor in Company No. 6 in the iron ore separator at Clinton State Prison. Listed are the names and numbers of prisoners; their absence or presence each day; and the total number of days worked by each man and by all men for each month. At the end of each .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
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This series includes files for six Clinton Prison inmates who escaped incarceration during the period 1914-1927. The files document attempts by the prison administration to notify law enforcement agencies and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the escapes and to monitor attempts to apprehend the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
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This series consists of a daily statistical record of inmates. Daily entries include the number of inmates on state work; sick in hospital; excused from labor; in punishment; new men received; miscellaneous; total in prison; discharged; and remarks..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
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Series:
B0064
Dates:
1924-1935
Abstract:
This series consists of lists of inmates who were to be considered for parole. The records list number and name of inmate; crime; date received; sentence; minimum and maximum expiration dates; jail time; punishments; days lost; minimum expiration with lost time added; remarks; and whether an initial .........
Repository:
New York State Archives