Mid-Orange Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
W0033
Summary
Mid-Orange Correctional Facility (1977-2011), located in Orange County, N.Y., was a medium security correctional facility for incarcerated males. Case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of these individuals.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
Access Restrictions
Summary information on incarcerated individuals 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.
Department of Correctional Services Watch Commander's master logs
Series Number
20037
Summary
In the 1970s, the Department of Correctional Services began to adopt policies and procedures geared toward meeting accreditation standards of the American Correctional Association. In conjunction with this process, State correctional facilities began maintaining centralized security logs, known as Watch Commander's logs. Watch Commander's logs provide basic documentation of administrative procedure, as well as documentation of controversial events. Therefore, excerpts are used frequently in investigations, prosecutions, and litigation pertaining to inmate conduct and/or actions by employees of correctional institutions.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Correctional Services