Facility population research files
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- The series consists of monthly reports to the commissioner concerning facility population changes, inmate characteristics, and trends of the inmate population. Reports provide detailed statistical information about the state's inmate population and as such reflect a radical change in the racial characteristics and the criminal actions for which the inmates were incarcerated.
Title
- Facility population research files
Quantity
- 2.3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- 19128
Creator
Arrangement
Arranged roughly by type of report/statistical category.
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of various monthly reports to the commissioner concerning facility population changes, inmate characteristics, and trends of the inmate population. The reports provide detailed statistical information about the state's inmate population over a thirty-year span during which the inmate population radically changed, both in terms of racial characteristics and the criminal actions for which the inmates were incarcerated.
Other Finding Aids
Rough container list.
Access Restrictions
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