House of Representatives SpecialSubcommittee to Visit the State Penitentiary records 1876

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House of Representatives SpecialSubcommittee to Visit the State Penitentiary records 1876

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A Special Subcommittee to Visit theState Penitentiary of the House Committee on State Penitentiaries was appointed inMay 1876 (15th Texas Legislature, Regular Session) to investigate reports ofmistreatment of convicts and mismanagement of state property by the lessees of thestate penitentiary, Ward, Dewey & Co. Records consist of correspondence andsummaries of the testimony of two witnesses, all dating 1876.

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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on State Penitentiaries. Special Subcommittee to Visit the State Penitentiary

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In May 1876 the 15th Texas Legislature, Regular Session resolved to appoint a Special Subcommittee to Visit the State Penitentiary of the Texas House Committee on State Penitentiaries to investigate matters at the state penitentiary. The legislature was concerned about reports of mistreatment of convicts and mismanagement of state property by the lessees of the state penitentiary, Ward, Dewey & Co. At this time, the everyday operations of the penitentiary were run by the private...