Facility population research files
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
2.3 cubic feet
Arrangement
Arranged roughly by type of report/statistical category.
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of various monthly reports to the commissioner concerning facility population changes, inmate characteristics, and trends of the inmate population. The reports provide detailed statistical information about the state's inmate population over a thirty-year span during which the inmate population radically changed, both in terms of racial characteristics and the criminal actions for which the inmates were incarcerated.
Other Finding Aids
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Rough container list.
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