Crime register, 1891-1926 (bulk 1891-1901, 1921-1926).

ArchivalResource

Crime register, 1891-1926 (bulk 1891-1901, 1921-1926).

Recorded in this register is the prisoner's name and number, date of admission, and crime committed.

.75 cubic ft. (3 v.)

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6688488

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Kentucky State Penitentiary (Frankfort, Ky.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h23sv1 (corporateBody)

Legislation establishing a penal system in Kentucky was passed in 1798, and by 1800, the first prison west of the Allegheny Mountains, the Kentucky State Penitentiary, was completed on a one-acre tract of land in Frankfort. As early 1825, the penitentiary and the labor of its inmates were leased to private individuals in return for a percentage of the profits from prison labor, a practice that was not abolished until 1880. Convict labor, however, continued to be contracted out until...

Kentucky State Reformatory (Frankfort, Ky.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bp72h1 (corporateBody)