New York State Department of Correctional Services Watch Commander's Master Logs
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- In the 1970s, the Department of Correctional Services began to adopt policies and procedures geared toward meeting accreditation standards of the American Correctional Association. In conjunction with this process, State correctional facilities began maintaining centralized security logs, known as Watch Commander's logs. Watch Commander's logs provide basic documentation of administrative procedure, as well as documentation of controversial events. Therefore, excerpts are used frequently in investigations, prosecutions, and litigation pertaining to inmate conduct and/or actions by employees of correctional institutions.
Title
- Department of Correctional Services Watch Commander's master logs
Quantity
- 38.75 cubic feet; 198 volumes
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- 20037
Creator
Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
- Livingston Correctional Facility
- Franklin Correctional Facility
- Mid-Orange Correctional Facility
- Orleans Correctional Facility
- Fulton Correctional Facility
- Watertown Correctional Facility
- Upstate Correctional Facility
- Adirondack Correctional Facility
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Prison administration--New York (State)
- Correctional institutions--New York (State)
- Correctional personnel--New York (State)
- Corrections--New York (State)