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New York State Department of Correctional Services Watch Commander's Master Logs


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Overview of the Records

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New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
In the 1970s, the Department of Correctional Services began to adopt policies and procedures geared toward meeting accreditation standards of the American Correctional Association. In conjunction with this process, State correctional facilities began maintaining centralized security logs, known as Watch Commander's logs. Watch Commander's logs provide basic documentation of administrative procedure, as well as documentation of controversial events. Therefore, excerpts are used frequently in investigations, prosecutions, and litigation pertaining to inmate conduct and/or actions by employees of correctional institutions.
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Department of Correctional Services Watch Commander's master logs
Quantity:

38.75 cubic feet

198 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1977-2011
Series Number:
20037

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Dates Contents Box Volume Folder

Accretion: 20037-20B
2005 February 8 - November 23 Upstate Correctional Facility (Moldy/Damaged) 1 1
2005 November 24 - 2006 September 16 Upstate Correctional Facility 1 2
2006 September 16 - 2007 July 15 Upstate Correctional Facility 1 3

Accretion: 20037-20C
1981 August - 1982 December Adirondack Correctional Facility 1 1
1982 December - 1984 January Adirondack Correctional Facility 1 2
1984 January - November Adirondack Correctional Facility 1 3
1984 November- 1985 May Adirondack Correctional Facility 1 4
1985 May - December Adirondack Correctional Facility 1 5
1985 December- 1986 June Adirondack Correctional Facility 1 6
1986 June - 1987 January Adirondack Correctional Facility 2 7
1987 January - August Adirondack Correctional Facility 2 8
1987 August - 1988 April Adirondack Correctional Facility 2 9
1988 April - December Adirondack Correctional Facility 2 10
1988 December - 1989 August Adirondack Correctional Facility 2 11
1989 August - 1990 March Adirondack Correctional Facility 2 12
1990 March - October Adirondack Correctional Facility 3 13
1990 October - 1991 July Adirondack Correctional Facility 3 14
1991 July - 1992 March Adirondack Correctional Facility 3 15
1992 March - December Adirondack Correctional Facility 3 16
1992 December - 1993 July Adirondack Correctional Facility 3 17
1993 July - 1994 March Adirondack Correctional Facility 3 18
1994 December - 1995 September Adirondack Correctional Facility 4 19
1995 September - 1996 June Adirondack Correctional Facility 4 20
1996 June - 1997 April Adirondack Correctional Facility 4 21
1997 April - 1998 February Adirondack Correctional Facility 4 22
1998 February - December Adirondack Correctional Facility 4 23
1998 December - 1999 October Adirondack Correctional Facility 5 24
1999 October - 2000 July Adirondack Correctional Facility 5 25
2000 July - December Adirondack Correctional Facility 5 26
2000 December - 2001 November Adirondack Correctional Facility 5 27
2001 November - 2002 September Adirondack Correctional Facility 5 28
2002 September - 2003 July Adirondack Correctional Facility 5 29
2003 July - September Adirondack Correctional Facility 6 30
2003 September - 2004 July Adirondack Correctional Facility 6 31
2004 July - 2005 April Adirondack Correctional Facility 6 32
2005 April - 2006 February Adirondack Correctional Facility 6 33
2006 February - November Adirondack Correctional Facility 6 34
2006 November - 2007 August Adirondack Correctional Facility 7 35
2007 August - 2008 May Adirondack Correctional Facility 7 36
2008 May - 2009 February Adirondack Correctional Facility 7 37
2009 February - 2009 November Adirondack Correctional Facility 7 38

Accretion: 20037-21B
1985 March 22 - December 22 Watertown Correctional Facility 1 1
1987 July 28 - 1988 April 16 Watertown Correctional Facility 1 2
1988 April 16 - 1989 February 6 Watertown Correctional Facility 2 1
1989 February 7 - November 8 Watertown Correctional Facility 2 2
1989 November 9 - 1990 July 22 Watertown Correctional Facility 3 1
1990 July 22 - 1991 April 10 Watertown Correctional Facility 3 2
1991 April 10 - December 26 Watertown Correctional Facility 4 1
1991 December 26 - September 7 Watertown Correctional Facility 4 2
1992 September 8 - 1993 May 11 Watertown Correctional Facility 5 1
1993 May 11 - 1994 January 06 Watertown Correctional Facility 5 2
1994 January 7 - August 11 Watertown Correctional Facility 6 1
1994 August 11 - 1995 March 11 Watertown Correctional Facility 6 2
1995 March 12 - October 9 Watertown Correctional Facility 7 1
1995 October 9 - 1996 May 21 Watertown Correctional Facility 7 2
1996 May 22 - 1997 January 8 Watertown Correctional Facility 8 1
1997 January 9 - August 29 Watertown Correctional Facility 8 2
1997 August 30 - 1998 March 24 Watertown Correctional Facility 9 1
1998 March 24 - November 17 Watertown Correctional Facility 9 2
1998 November - 1999 July 24 Watertown Correctional Facility 10 1
1999 July 24 - 2000 April 17 Watertown Correctional Facility 10 2
2000 April 17 - September 26 Watertown Correctional Facility 11 1
2000 September 27 - 2001 July 16 Watertown Correctional Facility 11 2
2001 July 16 - 2002 April 19 Watertown Correctional Facility 12 1
2002 April 19 - 2003 January 28 Watertown Correctional Facility 12 2
2003 January 28 - November 24 Watertown Correctional Facility 13 1
2003 November 24 - 2004 September 6 Watertown Correctional Facility 13 2
2004 September 7 - 2005 June 15 Watertown Correctional Facility 14 1
2005 September 16 - 2006 March 18 Watertown Correctional Facility 14 2
2006 March 19 - December 13 Watertown Correctional Facility 15 1
2006 December 13 - 2007 September 13 Watertown Correctional Facility 15 2

Accretion: 20037-20
1990 April 6 - December 1 Fulton Correctional Facility 1 1
1990 December 1 - 1991 July 19 Fulton Correctional Facility 1 2
1992 March 21 - October 29 Fulton Correctional Facility 2 3
1994 January 5 - June 7 Fulton Correctional Facility 2 4
1994 October 3 - 1996 February 10 Fulton Correctional Facility 3 5
1995 December - 1996 July Fulton Correctional Facility 3 6
1998 January 28 - July 3 Fulton Correctional Facility 4 7
1999 February 12 - October 25 Fulton Correctional Facility 4 8
1999 October 25 - 2000 May 9 Fulton Correctional Facility 5 9
2001 June 21 - 2002 February 28 Fulton Correctional Facility 5 10
2002 March 1 - October 30 Fulton Correctional Facility 5 11
2004 June 2 - December 31 Fulton Correctional Facility 6 12
2005 January 1 - October 10 Fulton Correctional Facility 6 13
2005 October 10 - December 31 Fulton Correctional Facility 7 14
2006 January 1 - October 22 Fulton Correctional Facility 7 15
2006 October 22 - 2007 August 9 Fulton Correctional Facility 8 16
2007 August 9 - 2008 April 9 Fulton Correctional Facility 8 17
2008 April 9 - November 17 Fulton Correctional Facility 9 18
2008 November 7 - 2009 June 22 Fulton Correctional Facility 9 19
2009 June 20 - 2010 February 2 Fulton Correctional Facility 10 20
2010 February 2 - September 18 Fulton Correctional Facility 10 21

Accretion: 20037-20D
2002 November 8 - 2003 July 7 Franklin Correctional Facility 1 1
2003 July 7 - November 22 Franklin Correctional Facility 1 2
2003 November 23 - 2004 July 21 Franklin Correctional Facility 1 3
2004 July 22 - 2005 March 9 Franklin Correctional Facility 1 4
2005 March 9 - November 3 Franklin Correctional Facility 1 5
2005 November 4 - 2006 July 4 Franklin Correctional Facility 2 6
2006 July 4 - 2007 February 21 Franklin Correctional Facility 2 7
2007 March 3 - October 17 Franklin Correctional Facility 2 8
2007 October 17 - 2008 May 19 Franklin Correctional Facility 2 9
2008 December 21 - 2009 July 21 Franklin Correctional Facility 2 10