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Displaying 11 Finding Aids
Title
- Camp Gabriels Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0064
Summary
- Camp Gabriels was a minimum security state correctional facility located in Franklin County, New York. The State of New York purchased the facility from Paul Smith's College in 1982 and operated it as a correctional facility until 2009. This series contains two case files for two inmates released from Camp Gabriels.
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
- Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0065
Summary
- Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility, located in Clinton County, N.Y., was a minimum security correctional facility for male felons. The facility opened in 1984 and was closed by the State of New York in 2011. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men. This series contains the case file of one inmate incarcerated in Attica Correctional Facility at the time of the 1971 uprising.
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.
New York State Department of Correctional Services Edgecombe Correctional Facility Inmate Case Files
Title
- Edgecombe Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0067
Summary
- Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility (formerly Edgecombe Correctional Facility), located in the New York City borough of Manhattan, is a minimum security correctional facility for female inmates and male inmates 18 years of age or older. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men.
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
- Annual reports
Series Number
- B2462
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports of the Department of Correctional Services describing functions, activities, and events of the past year. Reports typically include summaries of departmental organization and responsibilities; departmental progress and changes (population trends, custody, discipline); institutional population and financial tables; divisions reports (criminal identification, records and statistics, industries, education, probation, and children's court cases); and summary recommendations. Later volumes contain photographs of staff, inmates, and facilities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission of Correction administrative files
Series Number
- 11846
Summary
- This series consists of meeting minutes, sheriffs' reports, facility files, statistical reports, and other records pertinent to the functions of the State Commission of Correction. Chiefly these records are the administrative files collected or created in the course of overseeing state prisons and assessing facilities and correctional needs to advise the governor.
Creator
- New York (State). State Commission of Correction
Access Restrictions
- Series may contain restricted material. Archives staff will review requested documents and disclose information pursuant to the State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Office of Children and Family Services facility director's general subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 19442
Summary
- This series contains various log books for the Cass Residential Center. Included are memorandum log books containing various facility policies and procedural updates, a volunteer log, and AOD log books. Also included are general subject and correspondence files from the following facilities: Adirondack Wilderness Challenge/Adirondack Residential Center, Annsville Residential Center, Staten Island Residential Center, and Tryon Residential Center.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services. Facility Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission of Correction annual reports
Series Number
- B2461
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports of the Commission of Correction describing functions, activities, and events of the past year. Reports typically include informational segments on state prisons, reformatories, institutions for defective delinquents, institution farm production, parole matters, county and municipal jails, hospital prison wards, juveniles in jail, maintenance and operational costs, inspections, and recommendations of the commission.
Creator
- New York (State). State Commission of Correction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Commissioner's Subject and Correspondence Files
Title
- Division of Criminal Justice Services Commissioner's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 19147
Summary
- The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is responsible for developing policies, plans, and programs for improving the coordination, administration, and effectiveness of the state's criminal justice system. The series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, research reports, case records, unusual incident reports from the Department of Corrections, and some policy and position papers.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Criminal Justice Services. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- 19147-96: Documents containing information that is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) have been segregated in boxes 6-13.
- 19147-07: Parole records are restricted permanently according to Executive Law sect. 259-a(2), 259k(2) and 9NYCRR part 8000.5(d).
- Documents that mention subjects of confidential criminal investigations; relate to sensitive law enforcement matters and policy debates; describe non-routine criminal investigation techniques and procedures; or contain attorney-client communications are restricted.
Title
- Auburn Prison registers of incarcerated male individuals discharged
Series Number
- B0068
Summary
- The volumes in this series document incarcerated individuals released from Auburn Prison. The amount and detail of information recorded varies over time, but typically includes name, age, date sentenced, term to which sentenced, and date and nature of discharge (parole, commutation, pardon, transfer, or death). Certain volumes contain detailed physical descriptions of incarcerated individuals, as well as personal and criminal history data.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Photographs of Clinton Prison
Series Number
- B0095
Summary
- These photographs of Clinton Prison, mostly from 1932-1945, depict buildings and facilities, such as prison shop; barber shop; kitchen; mess hall; reservoir; athletic facilities; and hospitals. Also depicted are locations of accidents, assaults, suicides, and other special occurrences. Also included are prisoner art, prisoner identification documents, and aerial views circa 1969. There is an album of 1930s prison construction photographs and documents relating to prison administration.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Administrative records and case files from state institutions for youth
Series Number
- 10706
Summary
- The series consists of administrative records (including admissions registers, daily staff log books, annual reports, and minutes of boards of managers) and inmate case files (including biographical histories and medical records) from several state institutions for youth. Included are records of the House of Refuge for Women (in 1904, the New York State Training School) at Hudson; the New York State Training School for Boys at Warwick; and the Highland State Training School for Boys.
Creator
- New York (State). Division for Youth
Access Restrictions
- Partially restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).