Research

101

Creator:

Auburn Prison

 

 

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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

 

102

Creator:

Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of daily summary statistical information of inmates entering, leaving, and housed at Albion State Training School. Information includes date; name and case number of inmates received, discharged, or paroled; total number in facility and in various units (for example, hospital, segregation); .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

103

Creator:

Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of materials used in inmate psychological testing at the Albion State Training School. Testing materials include mazes; picture arrangement and completion; arithmetic and other problem-solving tests; blank test sheets; Rorschach plates; and information on and instructions for tests. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

104

Creator:

Western Reformatory for Women

 

 

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This series consists of patient psychiatric and psychological case files. The files, which typically provide information on the inmate's condition, treatments, medication distributed, and progress, include psychiatric progress notes, medication records, and psychiatric reports. The latter also list .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

105

Creator:

Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series records infractions of the rules by officers or inmates, and inmates' complaints. Kept by the assistant superintendent, information recorded includes the date; inmate number (if applicable); name; whether an officer or inmate; whether there were former offenses or complaints; the offense .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

106

Creator:

Clinton Correctional Facility

 

 

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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

 

107

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Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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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

 

108

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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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

 

109

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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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

 

110

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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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

 

111

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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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

 

112

Creator:

Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center

 

 

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This series consists of pre-parole case files of prisoners held at Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center and its predecessor, Clinton Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Files contain inmate's photograph, fingerprints, and summary personal and and criminal history data. Also included .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

113

Creator:

Elmira Reformatory

 

 

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This series consists of a register of men returned to Elmira for parole violations. Information includes name; age; initial crime; date first received at Elmira; date paroled; date returned; time on parole; trade taught at Elmira; situation during parole (employment, personal and social habits, arrest .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

114

Creator:

Elmira Reformatory

 

 

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These registers contain a two-page summary of information on each incarcerated individual admitted to Elmira during the period 1879 to 1957. Most of the information was recorded at the time of admission to Elmira, with only minor notations relating to conduct and discharge. The detail of information .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

115

Creator:

Sing Sing Prison

 

 

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This series consists of issues of a bi-weekly periodical edited, printed by, and for the inmates at Sing Sing Prison called "Star of Hope". It contains articles on world news, health, sports, editorials, fiction, poetry, news briefs, and various other articles and features..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

116

Creator:

Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of about 255 color slides, 200 color and black-and-white prints, and 200 negatives. The images include exterior and interior shots, as well as inmate activities and facilities at Albion including religious services, classes (sewing, cooking, etc.), recreational activities, and medical .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

117

Creator:

New York (State). Board of Prisons

 

 

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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

 

118

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

 

 

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Adirondack Correctional Facility, located in Essex County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for male felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

119

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

 

 

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Arthur Kill Correctional Facility (1976-2011), located in Richmond County, N.Y., was a medium security correctional facility for male felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

120

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

 

 

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Clinton Correctional Facility, located in Clinton County, N.Y., is a maximum security correctional facility for male felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives