Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
Legislation of 1862 (Chapter 417) allowed convicts in state prisons and penitentiaries to earn commutation of part of their
sentence for good conduct or labor performed. Reports in the series provide name of convict; county where convicted; crime;
date sentenced; term; prison; date received at prison; months and days earned (in volume three, this column is labeled "commutation");
name of agent and warden making report; date deduction ordered; date writ mailed (rare in Volume 1; consistently appears beginning
in Volume 2); and date received in prison (Volume 3 only).
Title:
Reports of deductions of sentences by prison agents, wardens, and superintendents
Quantity:
2.5 cubic feet
3 volumes
Inclusive Dates:
1863-1883
Series Number:
A0601