Facility population research files 19128

Facility population research files

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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:

The series consists of monthly reports to the commissioner concerning facility population changes, inmate characteristics, and trends of the inmate population. Reports provide detailed statistical information about the state's inmate population and as such reflect a radical change in the racial characteristics and the criminal actions for which the inmates were incarcerated.

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Correctional Services. Bureau of Research and Evaluation

Title:

Facility population research files

Quantity:

2.3 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1952-1984

Series Number:

19128

Arrangement

Arranged roughly by type of report/statistical category.

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of various monthly reports to the commissioner concerning facility population changes, inmate characteristics, and trends of the inmate population. The reports provide detailed statistical information about the state's inmate population over a thirty-year span during which the inmate population radically changed, both in terms of racial characteristics and the criminal actions for which the inmates were incarcerated.