Joint Penitentiary InvestigatingCommittee records 1920-1921 bulk 1921

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Joint Penitentiary InvestigatingCommittee records 1920-1921 bulk 1921

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The Texas Joint PenitentiaryInvestigating Committee was created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 (37th TexasLegislature, Regular Session, 1921) to investigate reports of cruelty to convictsand mismanagement in the Texas prison system. Records of the committee consist oftranscripts of testimony, correspondence, and expense reports, 1920-1921, bulk1921.

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