Records of the National Prisoner Statistics Program Relating to Capital Punishment, 1922–1960

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Records of the National Prisoner Statistics Program Relating to Capital Punishment, 1922–1960

1922-1960

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This series consists of correspondence with state officials responsible for prisoners under sentence of death, researchers, and private persons; statistical summaries and tables; newspaper clippings reporting on executions; and published demographic studies based on data collected by the National Prisoner Statistics Program, which was transferred to the Bureau of Prisons in 1950. Since the beginning of the program, the included information increased in the amount of detail. The earliest records are tables showing the number of prisoners executed annually by each state. Over the years, information included in the studies reflect changes in various state and federal laws covering capital punishment, and personal information about prisoners executed such as the name, race, education, marital status, crime for which executed, previous criminal history, and amount of time spent awaiting execution.

2 linear feet, 2 linear inches

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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United States. Bureau of Prisons

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The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was created by the Act of May 14, 1930 (ch.274,- 46 Stat. 325) and signed into law by President Herbert Hoover. The mission of the Bureau of Prisons was to maintain secure, safe, and humane correctional institutions for individuals placed in the custody of the U.S. Attorney General; to develop and operate correctional programs that seek a balanced application of the concepts of punishment, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation; and provide, primarily through t...