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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of case files of incarcerated individuals sentenced to electrocution at Sing Sing Prison. Files contain
warrants of execution; investigation reports (personal and criminal history); receipts for, and replies to, notice of appeal
(if filed); correspondence regarding writing and visiting privileges; FBI records of past offenses; Sing Sing admission forms,
including medical examination and psychologists' examination reports; certifications of execution of death sentence, including
post-mortem reports; and outgoing reports with detailed information on the remains of the executed individual.
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Case files of incarcerated individuals sentenced to electrocution
Quantity:
19 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1939-1963
Series Number:
B0145
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