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Displaying 29 Finding Aids
Title
- Manufacturing department inmate employees time book
Series Number
- B0114
Summary
- This series consists of a book of inmate employees in the Manufacturing Department of the Clinton State Prison kept by or for the Principal Keeper. Each page lists employees in the department with job titles, and indicates their presence or absence each day of the month, the total days worked, rate of pay, and amount paid. Each page covers one month.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Biographical register of federally incarcerated individuals
Series Number
- B0129
Summary
- This series consists of information relating to incarcerated individuals sent to Elmira from federal courts. Since they were not eligible for parole, the registers document admission to release. Information includes name; date received; country of birth; age; names and addresses of parents and siblings; maximum sentence; dates maximum and minimum sentences expire; family history; incarcerated individual's previous history; physician's report at admission; outline of treatment; mug shots; physical condition at discharge (rarely completed); and discharge date.
Creator
- Elmira Reformatory
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
- Record book of prison inspectors
Series Number
- B0116
Summary
- This series consists of minutes of the Board of Prison Inspectors quarterly meetings at Clinton State Prison and monthly reports of the Inspector in Charge. Topics include administration of the prison, such as changes in personnel, the manufacture of iron, and financial accounts. The books also contain copies of letters and other documents.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of the Board of Classification
Series Number
- A1964
Summary
- This series documents the actions and decisions of the Board of Classification who determined parole requirements or transfer options. Minutes includes meeting dates; board members present; names of inmates and actions taken regarding their parole or division assignments; and inmate's offense or other cause of the Board's action or decision (sometimes). Minutes after November 1, 1898 consist mostly of lists, providing inmate's name; action taken regarding the inmate; parole date and sometimes the reasons for actions taken.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- 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).
Title
- Biographical register of men returned for parole violations
Series Number
- B0136
Summary
- This series consists of a register of men returned to Elmira for parole violations. Information includes name; age; initial crime; date first received at Elmira; date paroled; date returned; time on parole; trade taught at Elmira; situation during parole (employment, personal and social habits, arrest information); previous criminal history; family members employment and criminal history; incarcerated individual's statement on why he violated parole; brief parole officer report; brief reformatory physician report and short prognosis on ability to reform.
Creator
- Elmira Reformatory
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
- Receiving register
Series Number
- B1111
Summary
- This series consists of a register of men received at the Elmira Reformatory. The register contains consecutive number; full name of incarcerated individual; and date and time received. The volume relates to consecutive numbers 44713 to 49700.
Creator
- Elmira Reformatory
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- 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
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
- 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.