Pardon and Parole Case Files, 1926–1937

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Pardon and Parole Case Files, 1926–1937

1926-1937

This series consists of correspondence with the Attorney General, the Solicitor of the United States, the Bureau of Prisons, district attorneys, and Federal penitentiaries regarding Federal prison inmates who were arrested by the Secret Service and who had applied for pardons or who were eligible for parole. Included in this series are copies of reports submitted by the Chief of the Secret Service regarding those violators of counterfeiting and other laws who were apprehended by the Secret Service, and brief case histories of investigations.

24 linear feet, 11 linear inches

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675735

National Archives at College Park

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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...