Inmate rosters
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
1 cubic feet
3 volumes
Arrangement
Varies between numeric by inmate number and chronological by admission date.
Scope and Content Note
Lists were compiled annually on or about October 1 of all inmates present at the institution or on parole.
A list entry for each inmate contains admission date or date returned from parole; name; inmate number; division to which assigned (occasionally); and book and page number of Chaplain's Registers where inmate's history is recorded (not after June 1899).
Infrequently, a date entry is annotated to show that an inmate escaped, died, or was discharged. Often no date is entered or there is merely a check mark, indicating that the inmate remained in the institution. Entries with checks or blanks in earlier years are often re-listed in later years with a parole date.
These lists were used to compile statistics on inmates "on roster" (present), paroled, or escaped for the institution's annual reports.
Alternate Formats Available
A microform use copy of the series is available at the New York State Archives; however, the copy is not available for use because of access restrictions that apply to the records.
Access Restrictions
Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).