Albion State Training School. Board of Visitors.
The Western House of Refuge was established in 1890 (Chapter 238) and operated under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Charities. Jurisdiction was transferred to the Department of Correction when that department was established in 1926 (Chapter 606).
In 1923 (Chapter 26), the name of the facility was changed to Albion State Training School.
In 1931 (Chapter 546) when the division for mentally defective women was transferred from the New York State Reformatory for Women at Bedford Hills to Albion the school became known as the Institution for Mentally Defective Delinquent Women. The following year (Laws of 1932, Chapter 585) year the name of the facility was changed back to the Albion State Training School.
From the description of Minutes of monthly meetings, 1921-1938, 1942-1946, 1949-1970. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 80795068
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| creatorOf | Albion State Training School. Board of Visitors. Minutes of monthly meetings, 1921-1938, 1942-1946, 1949-1970. | New York State Archives |
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| associatedWith | Albion Correctional Facility. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Dept. of Correction. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Dept. of Correctional Services. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York State Institution for Mentally Defective Women. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Western House of Refuge. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Western Reformatory for Women. Board of Visitors. | corporateBody |
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| New York (State) | |||
| Oreleans County (N.Y.) | |||
| Albion (N.Y.) |
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| Correctional institution |
| Female offenders |
| Prison administration |
| Reformatories for women |
| Women prisoners |
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| Administering prisons |
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