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Auburn Prison Register of Commutations


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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 of incarcerated individuals discharged after their sentences were "commuted," Entries lists name; county; crime; term; date of sentence; date received at prison; shop incarcerated individual worked in; date of discharge; and remarks. Later volumes court; judge and commutation earned, and prison shop they worked in.
Creator:
Title:
Auburn Prison register of commutations
Quantity:

1 cubic foot

4 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1889-1912
Series Number:
B0031

Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

Records of incarcerated individuals who were discharged after their sentences were "commuted," based on an 1889 law that allowed those who had served their minimum sentence to apply for conditional release.

The first volume lists name; county; crime; term; date of sentence; date received at prison; shop incarcerated individual worked in; date of discharge; and remarks. In addition, the last three volumes list court, judge, and commutation earned, and the last two volumes list the prison shop they worked in.

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