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Creator:

Western House of Refuge for Women (Albion, N.Y.)

 

 

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Abstract:  

The Superintendent's daily journals contain brief notations about activities involving inmates and staff of the Western House of Refuge for Women. Entries document daily institutional life in some detail and contain remarks on the weather and assessments of morale. Information includes inmates admitted, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Prison for Women

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of records for inmates released from the State Prison for Women. Information includes name; inmate number; crime; date and place of birth; color; height; weight; marital status; number of children; name and address of immediate relatives; religion; educational level; occupation; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

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

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of statistical summaries of Albion's inmate population. The yearly summaries compare various crimes and sentences with categories of inmate background and characteristics such as age, marital status, children, mental and physical disabilities, race, country of birth, English fluency, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

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

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of several card files relating to women confined to the Albion State Training School. Information in card sets varies and may include inmate name; number; date received; county; nationality; age; birth place; offense; sentence; marital status; education; occupation; religion; and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Albion Correctional Facility

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of a time payroll book for working inmates; a census of the prison infant population; an inmate and parolee census; daily guard reports; a log of suspended sentences; and reports and logs of behavior infractions and inmate offenses. Information typically includes inmate name, crimes .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

 

 

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Abstract:  

Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, located in Westchester County, N.Y., is a maximum security correctional facility for women. Case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated females..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series contains narrative journals recording daily institutional and inmate activity. Topics include staff and inmate illnesses or medical problems; special events such as holidays and entertainment; inmate behavior; contact with discharged inmates; and facility conditions. A weekly summary is .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series contains basic information about the personal and family background of female inmates in the New York State Industrial School. Types of information may include inmates name, date received, court of commitment, offense, plea, previous arrests, complainant, age, attributes, religion, parole .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York House of Refuge

 

 

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Abstract:  

The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory in the United States. During its existence from 1825 to 1935, the institution implemented many innovative programs for the detention, education, and rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents. This series contains detailed information, including .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

 

 

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Abstract:  

These volumes contain summary information about discharge and parole/indenture ship history of inmates including: name and case number; discharge date; school division, class; religion; race; reason for or manner of discharge, occupation during previous indentures; and length of time served at the House .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

 

 

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Abstract:  

These registers contain summary inmate admission information which generally includes: name, case number, annual entry number, admission date, assigned division, race, percentage (i.e., ethnicity or nationality) and age. Volume one also include "size" on a scale from one to six county of residence and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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Abstract:  

Inmates earned a badge for 16 consecutive weeks of good behavior; after earning 4 badges they were eligible for parole. This series consists of information about behavior and badges earned including grades for behavior; date grade recorded; number of badges earned; number of consecutive weeks of good .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Board of Parole

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of records of women paroled from the Women's Prison at Auburn. Files include criminal and personal history information similar to that found in standard state prison inmate case files from this era. The major difference is that these files were specifically compiled to document .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Prison for Women

 

 

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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:

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

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

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

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of addresses of discharged females likely kept by the institution's Protestant Chaplain. Entries may provide former inmate's name and number; living arrangement; marital status; institutionalized elsewhere and address. Some entries list two or more addresses and sometimes provide .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series contains information used to track male and female inmates eligible or under consideration for parole. Inmates earned badges and parole eligibility through consecutive weeks of good behavior. Information may include inmate name and number; badges earned; address; religion; name and occupation .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Division for Youth

 

 

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Abstract:  

The series consists of administrative records (including admissions registers, daily staff log books, annual reports, and minutes of boards of managers) and inmate case files (including biographical histories and medical records) from several state institutions for youth. Included are records of the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Office of Justice Systems Analysis

 

 

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Abstract:  

These records were created by the Office of Justice Systems Analysis for reporting crimes committed in New York. Part I of each report contains data on seven serious crimes (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft). Data from Part I is furnished to the FBI Uniform .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Bedford Hills Correctional Facility

 

 

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Abstract:  

These records relate to work release programs for approximately sixty inmates during 1973 and 1974. Most of the records pertain to inmates in Bedford's Reformatory Division, although several pertain to inmates in the Prison Division. Inmate files include work release agreement; work release report; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives