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Displaying 8 Finding Aids
Title
- Registers of commitments to prisons
Series Number
- A0603
Summary
- These registers report summary information on incarcerated individuals committed to state correctional institutions and selected county penitentiaries each month. Information is handwritten in columns on preprinted pages which were later bound into volumes for each year. Monthly reports from each institution provide the following information: name of incarcerated individual; county where convicted; crime; court; judge; date of sentence; date received at prison; term; and remarks (such as previous prison terms).
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Annual reports of educational programs
Series Number
- B1517
Summary
- This series consists of the annual report of the Education Department of Albion Training School to the Commissioner of Correction. Reports include an analysis of inmate population; characteristics and description of the objectives of the program; a detailed description of the administration of the program, proposals for future improvement of the program; detailed statistic on inmates enrolled in specific classes; a descriptive list of educational activities and sample case histories to illustrate need and improvements.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Western Reformatory for Women psychological evaluation reports
Series Number
- B0091
Summary
- This series consists of patient psychiatric and psychological case files. The files, which typically provide information on the inmate's condition, treatments, medication distributed, and progress, include psychiatric progress notes, medication records, and psychiatric reports. The latter also list patient's age; color; physical characteristics; personality traits when treatment began; crimes; drug abuse; and strengths and weaknesses. Also included are patient letters describing activities and feelings.
Creator
- Western Reformatory for Women
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.
Title
- Daily activity notebooks
Series Number
- B0092
Summary
- This series consists of notebooks recording daily activities at the Western Reformatory for Women. Information includes records of routine inspections at various posts; items going into and out of the laundry; officers' orders; issuances of items such as shoes; visitors; behavior of inmates in segregation (separate, tighter-security confinement); and infractions by and action taken against inmates.
Creator
- Western Reformatory for Women
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Western Reformatory For Women inmate record cards
Series Number
- B2411
Summary
- This accretion consists of record cards for approximately 900 female inmates incarcerated from approximately 1956 to 1970. Cards contain summary personal information and information regarding each inmate's crime, sentence, and terms of release.
Creator
- Western Reformatory for Women
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.
Title
- Albion Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0002
Summary
- Albion Correctional Facility, located in Orleans County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for female felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated women.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
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.
Title
- Western Reformatory for Women employee personnel files
Series Number
- B1256
Creator
- Western Reformatory for Women
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain documents in this series is restricted. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Western Reformatory for Women psychiatric and psychological statistical reports
Series Number
- B0089
Summary
- This series consists largely of monthly psychiatric and psychological statistical reports. Psychiatric reports include number of inmates interviewed; receiving individual and group therapy sessions; placed under psychiatric observation; examined for classification and preparatory to discharge; and transferred for psychiatric reasons. Psychological statistics include number of subjects tested or interviewed; hours; tests given; reports written; and referral sources. The therapy and counseling statistics files give the name of the counselor; month; name of patient; and dates of sessions.
Creator
- Western Reformatory for Women
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.