Research

Overview of the Records

Repository:

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

Summary:
Binders contain typewritten opinions of the State's attorney general on questions about the sentencing and confinement of prisoners and other legal issues relating to prisons. Some of the opinions relate to cases of specific prisoners (although names are not always given) and some to general issues. The questions and opinions involved interpretations of the Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and other relevant laws.
Creator:
Title:
Opinions and correspondence of the attorney general interpreting criminal and prison laws
Quantity:

3 cubic feet

11 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1892-1957
Series Number:
A0429