New York State Department of Correction Prison Financial Operating Reports

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of monthly statements of receipts and expenditures maintained by the prison wardens of Auburn, Clinton, Great Meadow and Sing Sing prisons. Statements include receipts from the sale of goods manufactured at the prisons and records of the amount spent on items such as equipment, wages; and administrative expenses.
Title
Prison financial operating reports
Quantity
2 cubic feet; (6 volumes)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A0620
Creator
Arrangement

Reverse chronological order.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of monthly statements of receipts and expenditures maintained by the prison wardens of Auburn, Clinton, Great Meadow and Sing Sing prisons. Statements include receipts from the sale of goods manufactured at the prisons and records of the amount spent on items such as equipment, wages; and administrative expenses.

The schedules are broken down into the following categories: Assets (e.g. industry accounts receivable, work in progress); Liabilities and Funds (e.g. industry vouchers payable, wages payable); Purchases for Stores; and Machinery and Equipment Purchases or Sales. There is also a volume of account abstracts from all the correctional facilities that were submitted to the comptroller by the superintendent of state prisons (1924-1926) or the commissioner of corrections (1927).

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