Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of the monthly reports sent to the governor from each prison indicating incarcerated individuals eligible
for discharge by commutation. The reports from all prisons for each year were bound into volumes. Each monthly report from
each prison provides the following information: name; county; crime; court; judge; date of sentence; date received at prison;
term; commutation earned; date eligible for discharge; amount of time lost for rule violations; and occasional remarks recommending
increase or decrease in commutation.
Creator:
Title:
Registers of discharges of incarcerated individuals by commutation of sentences
Quantity:
23 cubic feet
25 volumes; 9 rolls
Inclusive Dates:
1883-1961
Series Number:
A0604