Great Meadow Correctional Facility Discharge Registers
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- Inmate information given in these registers commonly includes name, inmate or register number, release date and status, county of conviction, sentence, date received at Great Meadow, and date received in previous facility. No personal information or information about criminal history is usually given.
Title
- Great Meadow Correctional Facility discharge registers
Quantity
- 3 cubic feet; 4 volume(s)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B2398
Creator
Arrangement
This series is arranged chronologically by discharge date.
Scope and Content Note
Inmate information given in these registers commonly includes name, inmate or register number, release date and status, county of conviction, sentence, date received at Great Meadow, and date received in previous facility. No personal information or information about criminal history is usually given.
Inmate information for years 1979-1983 includes date of discharge, name, inmate number, term of sentence, crime, and destination. Entries are arranged by type of discharge or correctional facility to which transferred.
Related Material
Series B2396 Admission Registers contains information for inmates admitted to Great Meadow Prison and Great Meadow Correctional Institution.
Other Finding Aids
Volume list is available at the repository.
Access Restrictions
Summary information on adult inmates 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.