The records consist of detailed statistics of arrests, arraignments, indictments, convictions, and sentences in all criminal courts in New York State (including New York City). The statistics are broken down according to type of offense and are tabulated for all counties and cities in the state.
Creator
New York (State). Division of Criminal Justice Services. Bureau of Statistical Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists primarily of microfilmed case records for approximately 3,000 incarcerated males, aged sixteen to twenty years old, processed through the Elmira Reception Center from 1945-1965. The case files represent a ten percent random stratified sample of all individuals processed through the facility and served as source documents for a study in recidivism made by the Department of Correction in 1967. The series also contains documentation of the Reception Center Research Project.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Correction
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.
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision daily prison population/capacity reports
Series Number
19129
Summary
The series consists of reports documenting the daily capacity and inmate population for each correctional facility managed by the Department of Correctional Services. The reports are the official source for such statistics, which are used to calculate the rate of occupancy of the prisons in New York State. A typical report contains the following data for each facility; designed general confinement capacity of the facility; actual general confinement population; designed capacity for restricted housing; actual number in restricted housing; total capacity; number in hospital; number furloughed; and number of unusable cells.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Division of Program Planning, Research and Evaluation
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
The series consists of monthly reports to the commissioner concerning facility population changes, inmate characteristics, and trends of the inmate population. Reports provide detailed statistical information about the state's inmate population and as such reflect a radical change in the racial characteristics and the criminal actions for which the inmates were incarcerated.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Correctional Services. Bureau of Research and Evaluation
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.