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Displaying 10 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
- New York State Reformatory register of new inmates of Italian citizenry
Series Number
- B0126
Summary
- This single volume was used by the keepers of the State Reformatory at Elmira to specifically enumerate and track inmates of Italian birth. Institutional authorities considered Italian immigrants to be among the new "dangerous classes" threatening American society. State authorities also feared that immigrant criminals were overburdening the prison system and that the federal government should bear a greater share of the expense of incarceration.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Daily register of incarcerated individuals received, transferred, paroled, and discharged
Series Number
- B0125
Summary
- This series is a daily record of changes in the population of incarcerated individuals at the Elmira Reformatory from May 24, 1877 to September 30, 1883. For each day that a change occurs, the volume lists: date; name; consecutive number; and activity (received, transferred, discharged, paroled, pardoned, escaped, deceased, or returned).
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult 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.
Title
- Ledger of monthly and cumulative statistics on the prison population
Series Number
- B0135
Summary
- This series consists of statistical profiles of incarcerated individuals at the New York State Reformatory. Category statistics include type of offense; length of maximum and definite sentence; occupation; personal and physical characteristics; educational level; mental level; religion; color; ethnicity; past criminal and institutional history; and level of drunkenness. Other statistics relate to number of incarcerated individuals discharged; paroled; returned for parole violations; pardoned; escaped; transferred to other institutions or died while in prison.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Inmate nationality register
Series Number
- B1000
Summary
- This series consists of a register of inmates by their receiving date, then by nationalities. The first section of the register provides monthly, yearly inmate totals as well as totals t by foreign and native inmates. The second section lists Italian inmates chronologically by date received and includes inmate's names; inmate numbers; what county they are from; their crime; maximum sentence; age; and years in the United States.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Examining physicians' memoranda file
Series Number
- B0134
Summary
- The series consists of brief memorandums from physicians to prison authorities usually recommending appropriate medical care or end of need for medical care for incarcerated patients that the physicians have examined. Many memorandums recommend that an incarcerated individual be mustered out of the military squad because of a medical problem. Memorandums include date, addressee, consecutive number, last name of the incarcerated individual, and physicians name and title. The name of physician is often omitted.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Information in these records, the disclosure of which would result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, may be withheld in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) sect. 87.2(b) and 89.2(b)(ii) and Personal Privacy Protection Law (PPPL) sect. 96.1(c) and 96.2.
Title
- Demeanor report book
Series Number
- B2011
Summary
- This volume contains entries from February 1, 1923, to January 31, 1924. Reports are listed monthly on fines imposed on incarcerated individuals of an unidentified residential facility, probably Elmira Reformatory. Information is present for the following: consecutive number, name, class (1 or 2, probably refers to degree of infraction) and fines, and surname of officer reporting the offence. The volume only occasionally specifies nature of offences. Nature of fines or punishments is never specified.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Portions of this series are restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Incarcerated individual employment scrapbook
Series Number
- B2019
Summary
- This series consists of a scrapbook containing information on companies that offered employment to incarcerated individuals upon their release. Included are letterheads, clippings showing type of work and wages, and occasional correspondence from companies enclosing applications for employment and/or describing positions available. Information on specific individuals is not included. Records are restricted due to condition of the materials.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to physical condition of the materials; use under supervision of archivist.
Title
- Ledgers relating to the education, labor, and conduct of incarcerated individuals
Series Number
- B0140
Summary
- Under the Elmira system, each incarcerated individual's release was determined by good behavior and the accumulation of marks for school achievement, labor productivity, and adherence to institutional rules. This series consists of volumes recording the "credits" and "debits" used in this marking system. Each page contains the record of a single incarcerated male and each person's record was maintained until they were paroled or had served their maximum sentence.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.) Inmate Newspaper, <emph render="italic">The Summary</emph>
Title
- Inmate newspaper, <emph render="italic">The Summary</emph>
Series Number
- B1001
Summary
- <emph render="italic">The Summary</emph>, printed and published by and for the inmates of Elmira Reformatory, claims to be the oldest penal inmate publication, dating from 1883. The four page newspaper reports on national news, sports, and entertainment as well as inmate activities, including contributions from inmates. The newspaper was permitted by the Elmira administration to assist in inmate rehabilitation.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.