Montana State Prison records, 1871-1981

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Montana State Prison records, 1871-1981

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These Montana State Prison records (1871-1981) consist of convict registers, descriptive lists of prisoners, personal descriptions, including name, birth date, physical description, nature of crime, previous convictions, etc. There is a prisoner card index covering the years 1892-2000 in the Archives offices.

23 reels of 35 mm. microfilm

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Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives

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Montana State Prison

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Representative John N. Rodgers introduced HB Memorial 7 in December 1866 that sought federal funds for a territorial penitentiary in Montana. In January 1867 funding was approved and the penitentiary opened in Deer Lodge in July 1871. It was relinquished to Montana Territory in 1873, and taken over by the federal government once again in 1874. The penitentiary became a state institution in 1889, when Montana achieved statehood. The state contracted with former prison gua...