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Displaying 6 Finding Aids
Title
- Logbooks of sick ward and nursery
Series Number
- B1574
Summary
- The series consists of log books recording information on inmates using "sick wing," "quarantine," and "nursery" facilities at Westfield State Farm. Entries generally include date (of admission, diagnosis, report, or release); inmate name and number; whether a new or repeat patient; and remarks (reason for admission/discharge, if paroled). Summary information or recapitulations are sometimes present, giving totals of inmates under observation and/or cases reported.
Creator
- Westfield State Farm
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.
- These records have been treated for mold; some researchers may be affected.
Title
- Nursery daybooks
Series Number
- B1575
Summary
- This series consists of a daily log of attendance, scheduling, and treatment information for inmates at the Westfield State Farm nursery facility. Entries typically include date; population count (morning and evening); names of patients admitted or discharged; names of visitors (with time); names of officers and others on duty (and shift times); orders; and activity notes (on medications, monitoring, scheduling, etc.).
Creator
- Westfield State Farm
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
- Clinic inventory and memoranda
Series Number
- B1577
Summary
- The series consists of scattered items from unidentified, unrelated files of the clinic at Westfield State Farm. Included are an inventory of the dental clinic (March 1958); memoranda concerning three security matters: visitation of an inmate, loose drugs found in the laboratory, and theft from the operating room (July 1958); and informational booklets on communicable diseases and infections in hospitals (1960).
Creator
- Westfield State Farm
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
- Taconic Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0052
Summary
- Taconic Correctional Facility, located in Westchester County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for female felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated women.
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
- Bedford Hills Correctional Facility incarcerated individual case files
Series Number
- W0010
Summary
- Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, located in Westchester County, N.Y., is a maximum security correctional facility for women. Case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated females.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
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
- Westfield State Farm Superintendent's correspondence
Series Number
- B1518
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence of the superintendent of the New York State Reformatory for Women (after 1931, Westfield State Farm). Series contains unsuccessful requests for information about individuals assumed to be currently or formerly incarcerated in the institution. These inquiries are from parole boards; attorneys; law enforcement officials; relatives and friends; creditors; and social services agencies. Series also includes correspondence regarding the transfer of inmates, usually to or from Albion State Training School.
Creator
- Westfield State Farm
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.