Research

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Creator:

Clinton Correctional Facility

 

 

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This series consists of record cards which summarize the background and prison disciplinary record of inmates of Clinton Correctional Facility (known earlier as Clinton Prison). Most cards include a front-facing and profile photograph of the inmate. Inmate numbers extend from 12879 (inmate received .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center

 

 

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This series consists of summary information on inmate discipline at Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center. Information includes inmate's name and number; original institution; alias; jail time; date eligible for parole; maximum expiration date; crimes; criminal act; value of money .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

Auburn Prison

 

 

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This series consists of lists of inmates who were to be considered for parole. The records list number and name of inmate; crime; date received; sentence; minimum and maximum expiration dates; jail time; punishments; days lost; minimum expiration with lost time added; remarks; and whether an initial .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series records infractions of the rules by officers or inmates, and inmates' complaints. Kept by the assistant superintendent, information recorded includes the date; inmate number (if applicable); name; whether an officer or inmate; whether there were former offenses or complaints; the offense .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a record of the inmate population kept by the principal keeper. Daily entries include total inmates, and, for earlier years only, the number received and discharged. Also included are brief notes on events at the prison each day, including the principal keeper's inspection visits, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of daily entries of prison events. Entries include the name of warden or principal keeper in charge; total number of inmates confined; names and numbers of prisoners admitted, discharged, or punished; and a note of events at the prison. Details for early narratives are very brief; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of annual reports of Clinton Prison submitted by the Warden to the Commissioner of Corrections. Reports usually include summary statistics on inmate population and finances and reports from various units of prison administration such as commissary, school, library, hospital, chaplains, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of summary background information on inmates at Clinton Prison. The "Guard Room" register includes inmate name and number; company and cell number; date received; county where convicted; name of judge; crime; and minimum sentence or eligibility for parole. Discharge and/or parole .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

Creator:

Dannemora State Hospital

 

 

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This series consists of case files for inmates who received psychiatric examinations at Dannemora State Hospital. Information includes name; number; ethnic background; age; birthdate; birthplace; religion; marital status; date of admission; number of previous admissions to Dannemora; place transferred .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

Auburn Prison

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of a daily statistical record of inmates. Daily entries include the number of inmates on state work; sick in hospital; excused from labor; in punishment; new men received; miscellaneous; total in prison; discharged; and remarks..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

Creator:

Western Reformatory for Women

 

 

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This series consists of notebooks recording daily activities at the Western Reformatory for Women. Information includes records of routine inspections at various posts; items going into and out of the laundry; officers' orders; issuances of items such as shoes; visitors; behavior of inmates in segregation .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

12

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of daily records of disciplinary actions at Clinton Prison. Information includes number and name of inmate, name of officer, nature of offense, and form of punishment. The record from 1895-1896 includes discharges from solitary confinement, executions, inmate location changes, and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of volumes providing physical description and summary personal, criminal conviction, and sentencing information regarding each inmate admitted to Clinton Prison..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

14

Creator:

Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of daily summary statistical information of inmates entering, leaving, and housed at Albion State Training School. Information includes date; name and case number of inmates received, discharged, or paroled; total number in facility and in various units (for example, hospital, segregation); .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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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 .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

16

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a statistical register of the Clinton Prison inmate population for each day of the month. Daily entries include total count of prisoners and number of inmates discharged, received, paroled, at court, or on funeral or sick visit. Totals and averages for each month are entered .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

17

Creator:

Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of pre-parole case files of prisoners held at Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center and its predecessor, Clinton Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Files contain inmate's photograph, fingerprints, and summary personal and and criminal history data. Also included .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

18

Creator:

New York (State). Board of Parole

 

 

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This series consists of records of women paroled from the Women's Prison at Auburn. Files include criminal and personal history information similar to that found in standard state prison inmate case files from this era. The major difference is that these files were specifically compiled to document .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

19

Creator:

New York State Prison for Women

 

 

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This series consists of a register of females whose sentences were commuted and who were discharged from the Women's Prison at Auburn. Included are name and number of inmate; county; crime; court; judge; date sentenced; date received; term; commutation earned; date discharged; jail time; and remarks.........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

20

Creator:

Clinton Correctional Facility

 

 

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This series consists of records concerning inmate supervision: weekly punishment reports; intradepartmental communications; memorandums and affidavits from internal investigations of alleged prisoner abuse; library statistics and reports; roll calls for prison employees; schedules for weekly assignments; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives