Massachusetts. Dept. of Correction. (1919-)

Dates:
Establishment 1919
Active 1881
Active 1971
Active 1926
Active 1971
Active 1938
Active 1977
Active 1950
Active 1969
Active 1971
Active 1989
Active 1972
Active 1979
Active 1919
Active 1963
Americans,
English,

History notes:

The Commissioners of Prisons were established pursuant to St 1870, c 370. As reconstituted under St 1879, c 294, they were also known as the Board of Commissioners of Prisons. They were succeeded in turn by the Board of Prison Commissioners (St 1901, c 364), the Massachusetts Bureau of Prisons (St 1916, c 241), and the Dept. of Correction (St 1919, c 350, s 82)

NAME AUTHORITY NOTE. Series relating to the agencies described above can be found by searching the following access points for the time period stated: 1870-1901--Massachusetts. Commissioners of Prisons; 1901-1916--Massachusetts. Board of Prison Commissioners; 1916-1919--Massachusetts Bureau of Prisons; 1919-present--Massachusetts. Dept. of Correction.

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145429339

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Subjects:

  • Capital punishment
  • Correctional institution
  • Corrections
  • Corrections
  • Journalism, Prison
  • Life imprisonment
  • Organization charts
  • Pardon
  • Parole
  • Pre-release programs for prisoners
  • Prison discipline
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners' writing, American
  • Prison periodicals
  • Prisons
  • Probation
  • Rehabilitation of criminals
  • Women prisoners
  • Corrections
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners

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Places:

  • MA, US
  • Massachusetts--Norfolk County (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)

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