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Displaying 6 Finding Aids
Title
- Annual reports and handbooks
Series Number
- A0636
Summary
- This series contains annual reports and handbooks published by the Board of Managers of the State Reformatory at Elmira. Also included are annual reports created by the State Board of Managers of Reformatories and scattered topical reports and studies relating to juvenile delinquency.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Discharge register
Series Number
- B0132
Summary
- This series consists of summary information of inmates discharged from the Eastern New York Reformatory. Information includes name; date discharged; county where convicted; conviction date; name of court; judge's name; crime; sentence length; former trade or occupation; employment status; color; age; birth place; literacy; height and weight when discharged; previous confinements; type of discharge, transfer information; pardon information; temperate or intemperate; health when admitted and discharged; and religion.
Creator
- Eastern New York Reformatory
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Institution for Defective Delinquents film of institutional activities at Napanoch
Series Number
- B1602
Summary
- The series consists of three reels of 16 millimeter motion picture film depicting various aspects of institutional life at Napanoch, including views of buildings, officers, and inmates.
Creator
- Institution for Defective Delinquents (Napanoch, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragile physical condition. Access denied pending completion of total restoration.
Title
- Admission register
Series Number
- B0133
Summary
- The series consists of summary information on inmates received at the Eastern New York Reformatory. Most inmates were received from the New York State Reformatory at Elmira. Others were received from Auburn, Sing Sing or other State prisons or were returned to the reformatory for violating parole. Information includes name; prison transferred from; crime; sentence; color; occupation; marital status; age; city or county of birth; literacy; temperate or intemperate; tobacco use; and previous confinements.
Creator
- Eastern New York Reformatory
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Eastern New York Reformatory biographical register of men returned for parole violations
Series Number
- B0127
Summary
- This series consists of a register of men returned to the reformatory for parole violations. Information includes name and number; age; original crime; original date received; date paroled; date returned; length of time on parole; trade taught; situation during parole (location, employment, personal and social habits); previous criminal history; employment and criminal history of family members; why parole violated; brief parole officers report; brief physicians report; and short prognosis on the ability of the inmate to reform.
Creator
- Eastern New York Reformatory
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Inmate record cards
Series Number
- B2410
Summary
- This series consists of record cards containing summary information for approximately 900 male inmates incarcerated from approximately 1896 to 1906. Each card contains information on inmate's crime and sentence, criminal history, and terms of release.
Creator
- Eastern New York Reformatory
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.