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Westfield State Farm Prison Division Register of Parole Applicants


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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 records pertaining to inmates' parole eligibility. Included is a list of inmates entitled to a reduction in their minimum sentence based on good conduct and satisfactory performance of work duties; and a list of inmates who were approved to apply to the Board of Parole. Information includes inmate name; number; crime; date received; minimum and maximum sentence; days of jail time; and number of punishments.
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Title:
Westfield State Farm Prison Division register of parole applicants
Quantity:

1 cubic foot

Inclusive Dates:
1945-1955
Series Number:
B1016

Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

When inmates were close to serving their minimum sentence, they were eligible to apply to the Board of Parole for parole supervision. This series consists of two related records pertaining to the parole eligibility of Westfield inmates during the period 1945 to 1955. The first record is a list of inmates sent by Westfield's officers to the governor certifying that these inmates were entitled to a reduction in their minimum sentence based on good conduct and satisfactory performance of work duties. The second record is a list of inmates who were approved to apply to the Board of Parole.

The two lists are clipped together by year and month. Both of the lists have basically the same information: inmate name and number; crime; date received; minimum and maximum sentence; expiration date of minimum and maximum sentence; days of jail time; number of punishments and punishment days lost; and compensation time earned.

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.

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