Auburn Prison Registers of Female Incarcerated Individuals Received

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of records of females admitted to the Women's Prison at Auburn. Information includes consecutive and register numbers; name; date received; crime; sentence; date sentenced; county; court; judge; former trade or occupation; idle or employed when arrested; if married; color; age; weight; height; if literate; habits; and previous county convictions (crime, sentence, and how and when discharged). There are no records from May 1918 - Aug. 1928.
Title
Auburn Prison registers of female incarcerated individuals received
Quantity
1 cubic foot; 2 volumes
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
B0053
Creator
Arrangement

Numerical by consecutive number.

Scope and Content Note

These are records of females admitted to the Women's Prison at Auburn. Information listed in the registers includes consecutive number; register number; name; date received; crime; sentence; date sentenced; county; court; judge; former trade or occupation; idle or employed when arrested; if married; color; age; weight; height; if literate; habits; number of times previously incarcerated in state prison; to what state prison formerly sent; length of previous sentence; to what county prison formerly sent; crime for which confined in county prison; length of sentence in county prison; and how and when discharged.

There is a gap in the records for May 1918 - Aug. 1928.

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