Research


Scope and Content Note

This subseries of the general case files series, Series 14610, consists of files relating to women who were incarcerated in Parkside Correctional Facility. Case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated females. The content of the case files reflects the role of each institution.

Beginning with those released after 1956, only the following case files categories were transferred to the State Archives: incarcerated individuals who died in custody, those who committed sex offenses, people of certain minority ethnic groups, individuals who received life sentences, and a 2% sample of all incarcerated individuals who were released from any correctional facility. All other case files were destroyed.

W0043-93A: This accretion contains a sample of case files for women incarcerated during the period 1956-1976, and released from the institution during the period 1974-1976.

W0043-98C: This accretion contains a 2 percent sample of case files for those who were incarcerated during the period 1964-1981 and released from the institution during the period 1976-1981. In addition to the 2 percent sample, files are present for incarcerated individuals who received life sentences, those who committed sex offenses, people who died in custody, and women of Asian and Native American ethnicity. There are 90 case files in the accretion.

W0043-04: This accretion consists of the case files of one individual who was incarcerated in Parkside Correctional Facility during the period 1985-1988.

W0043-08: This accretion contains a 2% sample of case files of those incarcerated in Parkside Correctional Facility, the majority of whom were released from 1988-1992. In addition to the sampled case files, people receiving life sentences, those who committed sex offenses, peoplewho died in custody, and women of Asian and Native American ethnicity are included when available.