Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series contains a morning and evening census of inmates. Information includes number out, in punishment and observation
cells, in hospital, halls, or corridors. Later entries record daily population of first, second, third, and fourth offenders,
both white and "colored." Also included are notes on the weather; inmates transferred, paroled, or discharged; meetings of
the Board of Parole; prison assemblies; building repairs and construction; disciplinary action against employees; escapes
and captures; number attending church services; and baseball game scores.
Creator:
Title:
Clinton Prison daily inmate population census journals
Quantity:
4 cubic feet
(16 volumes)
Inclusive Dates:
1920-1942
Series Number:
B0096