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New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series contains annual reports and handbooks published by the Board of Managers of the State Reformatory at Elmira. Also included are annual reports created by the State Board of Managers of Reformatories and scattered topical reports and studies relating to juvenile delinquency..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series is a daily record of changes in the population of incarcerated individuals at the Elmira Reformatory from May 24, 1877 to September 30, 1883. For each day that a change occurs, the volume lists: date; name; consecutive number; and activity (received, transferred, discharged, paroled, pardoned, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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This single volume was used by the keepers of the State Reformatory at Elmira to specifically enumerate and track inmates of Italian birth. Institutional authorities considered Italian immigrants to be among the new "dangerous classes" threatening American society. State authorities also feared that .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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The series consists of brief memorandums from physicians to prison authorities usually recommending appropriate medical care or end of need for medical care for incarcerated patients that the physicians have examined. Many memorandums recommend that an incarcerated individual be mustered out of the .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of statistical profiles of incarcerated individuals at the New York State Reformatory. Category statistics include type of offense; length of maximum and definite sentence; occupation; personal and physical characteristics; educational level; mental level; religion; color; ethnicity; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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Under the Elmira system, each incarcerated individual's release was determined by good behavior and the accumulation of marks for school achievement, labor productivity, and adherence to institutional rules. This series consists of volumes recording the "credits" and "debits" used in this marking system. .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a register of inmates by their receiving date, then by nationalities. The first section of the register provides monthly, yearly inmate totals as well as totals t by foreign and native inmates. The second section lists Italian inmates chronologically by date received and includes .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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The Summary, printed and published by and for the inmates of Elmira Reformatory, claims to be the oldest penal inmate publication, dating from 1883. The four page newspaper reports on national news, sports, and entertainment as well as inmate activities, including contributions from inmates. The newspaper .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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This volume contains entries from February 1, 1923, to January 31, 1924. Reports are listed monthly on fines imposed on incarcerated individuals of an unidentified residential facility, probably Elmira Reformatory. Information is present for the following: consecutive number, name, class (1 or 2, probably .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a scrapbook containing information on companies that offered employment to incarcerated individuals upon their release. Included are letterheads, clippings showing type of work and wages, and occasional correspondence from companies enclosing applications for employment and/or .........

 

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New York State Archives