Certificates of Search from Matteawan State Hospital and Fishkill Correctional Facility
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
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Arrangement
Chronological.
Scope and Content Note
These are copies of signed forms stating that a patient had been searched prior to transfer out of Matteawan (later Fishkill Correctional Facility) to another institution.
The forms provide date of search and transfer, from where transferred, to where transferred, times of departure and arrival, consecutive number of inmate, inmate's name, result of search, and names and ranks of officers responsible for conducting the search and transporting the inmate.
Access Restrictions
Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Access Terms
New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Fishkill Correctional Facility
Central New York Psychiatric Center