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Displaying 43 Finding Aids
Title
- Monterey Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0036
Summary
- Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility (1958-2014), located in Schuyler County, N.Y., was a minimum security correctional facility for male felons. 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
- Altona Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0003
Summary
- Altona Correctional Facility, located in Clinton County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for male felons. 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
- Report of the Special Deputy Attorney General appointed to investigate the murders of Charles Phelps and Margaret Wolcott
Series Number
- B0911
Summary
- This series, Report of Special Deputy Attorney General, Murder of C. Phelps and M. Wolcott, contains a transcript and photographic materials documenting the March 21, 1915 murders of Charles Phelps and Margaret Wolcott, residents of West Shelby in Orleans County, New York. Photocopies of the transcript and photographs are included.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
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
- Ulster Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0053
Summary
- Ulster Correctional Facility, located in Ulster County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for male felons. 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
- Shawangunk Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0047
Summary
- Shawangunk Correctional Facility, located in Ulster County, N.Y., is a maximum security correctional facility for male felons. 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
- Parkside Correctional Facility incarcerated individual case files
Series Number
- W0043
Summary
- Parkside Correctional Facility (1984-1999), located in New York City, was a medium security correctional facility for women. Case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of those who were incarcerated at Parkside.
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
- Inmate summary data card files
Series Number
- B1555
Summary
- This series consists of several card files relating to women confined to the Albion State Training School. Information in card sets varies and may include inmate name; number; date received; county; nationality; age; birth place; offense; sentence; marital status; education; occupation; religion; and previous commitments. Also included are a few newspaper articles on youth center news, appointments and resignations, and meetings.
Creator
- Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)
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
- Executive clemency and pardon application ledgers and correspondence
Series Number
- A0629
Summary
- Article 18 of the 1777 State Constitution authorized the governor to grant pardons and reprieves. This power was continued in the constitutions of 1821 and 1846 and expanded to include commutations by Article 5 of the Constitution of 1894. This series consists of ledgers and correspondence maintained by the governor's office to track actions taken and decisions made regarding applications for executive clemency. These volumes document various types of clemency including pardons, commutations, and restorations of citizenship rights.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Proceedings, recommendations, and background files of the Governor's Conference on Crime, the Criminal and Society
Series Number
- A0615
Summary
- This series documents the activities and recommendations of the 1935 crime conference which served as the basis for Governor Lehman's anti-crime program of 1936. The conference stressed the need for a nationally coordinated law enforcement program. The series includes: transcripts of proceedings of General Sessions 1-4; transcripts of proceedings of Round Tables 1-5 concerning 1) crime prevention, 2) detection and apprehension, 3) prosecution and the courts, 4) institutional care, and 5) probation, parole and rehabilitation; conference planning and organization materials.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1933-1942 : Lehman)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Restoration of citizenship rights application ledgers
Series Number
- A0628
Summary
- Articles I and IV of the State Constitution authorize the governor to grant executive clemency to convicted criminals (Executive Law, Sections 15-19). Among the types of clemency offered is restoration of citizenship rights, by which the governor restores civil rights lost as a result of a conviction (such as right to vote, right to hold public office). These volumes were maintained to track the status of applications to the governor for restoration of citizenship rights.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Orleans Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0041
Summary
- Orleans Correctional Facility, located in Orleans County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for male felons. 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
- Washington Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0055
Summary
- Washington Correctional Facility, located in Washington County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for male felons. 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
- Certificates of convictions in local courts
Series Number
- A0216
Summary
- This series contains certificates of conviction in courts of special sessions transmitted by county and local clerks to the Secretary of State, as required by Chapter 259 of the Laws of 1839. Certificates are not present for all counties or all years.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Summit Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0051
Summary
- Summit Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility (1961-2011), located in Schoharie County, N.Y., was a minimum security correctional facility for male felons. 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.
New York State Department of Correctional Services Riverview Correctional Facility Inmate Case Files
Title
- Riverview Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0045
Summary
- Riverview Correctional Facility, located in St. Lawrence County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for male felons. 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
- New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Codes report files
Series Number
- L0204
Summary
- These files contain published copies of annual reports, program audits, statistical guidelines, guidebooks, surveys, lists, ordinances, proposals, transcripts, and other materials related to policy setting and issuances of guidelines by the Assembly Standing Committee on Codes. Material is primarily associated with criminal justice and substance abuse issues including substance abuse programs, local assistance in crime prevention, probation supervision, organized crime, fingerprint retrieval, alternatives to incarceration, grand jury reform, the death penalty, use of deadly force, and judicial compensation.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Codes
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Sullivan Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0050
Summary
- Sullivan Correctional Facility, located in Sullivan County, N.Y., is a maximum security correctional facility for male felons. 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
- Sullivan Correctional Facility
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 Rochester Correctional Facility Inmate Case Files
Title
- Rochester Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0046
Summary
- Rochester Correctional Facility, located in Monroe County, N.Y., is a minimum security correctional facility for male felons. 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
- 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.