Auburn Prison Registers of Indefinite and Definite Sentences B0066

Auburn Prison Registers of Indefinite and Definite Sentences

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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 indefinite and determinate sentence information on incarcerated individuals at Auburn prison. The four indefinite registers contain the person's name; residence; consecutive number; minimum and maximum sentence terms; date paroled; expiration date of maximum sentence; discharge date; and date of parole violation if applicable. The two determinate or definite registers contain the same information except there is an added notation citing number of days of jail time.

Creator:

Auburn Prison

Title:

Registers of indefinite and definite sentences

Quantity:

1.2 cubic feet

6 volumes

Inclusive Dates:

1897-1932

Series Number:

B0066

Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of six bound volumes containing both indefinite and determinate sentence information on incarcerated individuals at Auburn prison. The four indefinite registers contain: the person's name; residence (city only); consecutive number; minimum and maximum sentence terms; date paroled; expiration date of maximum sentence; discharge date; and date of parole violation if applicable. The two determinate or definite registers contain the same information except there is an added notation citing number of days of jail time.