Auburn Prison Physician's Register of Inmates Discharged

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
The prison physician was required to keep records of all incarcerated persons discharged from the prison. These registers for those discharged from Auburn Prison include: inmate name and number; age at entrance; color; nativity; crime; when received and discharged; term; number of previous convictions; married or single; habits; weight when received and discharged; health when received and discharged; and how discharged. The last volume omits weight when discharged and adds mental age; time served; and date convicted.
Title
Physician's register of inmates discharged
Quantity
1.5 cubic feet; (3 volumes)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
B0051
Creator
Arrangement

Chronological by discharge date.

Scope and Content Note

These are records of individuals discharged from Auburn. The prison physician was required by a law of 1889 to keep records of all incarcerated individuals discharged from the prison.

The registers list number and name; age at entrance; color; nativity; crime; when received; term; number of previous convictions; married or single; habits, weight when received; weight when discharged; date of discharge; register-book number and page; health when received (e.g. good, poor); health when discharged; and how discharged (e.g. commutation, parole). The last volume omits weight when discharged and adds M.A. (mental age); time served; and date convicted. The volumes are numbered 9, 10, and 11.

Other Finding Aids

Volume list is available at the repository.

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult incarcerated individuals 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.

NOTE: This series was reported as missing in December 2008.

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