Inmate case files, 1910-1941.

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Inmate case files, 1910-1941.

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As the facility for male offenders sentenced to solitary imprisonment and confinement at hard labor, the State Prison created inmate case files to collect information relating to each inmate during incarceration.

91.25 cubic ft. (73 record center cartons)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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The State Prison was opened in 1805 at Charlestown, Boston, as a successor to the prison on Castle Island. During 1878-1884 the prison was closed and inmates kept at Concord. With that exception, Charlestown remained the Massachusetts state prison until replaced by Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole, 1955-1956. From the description of Minutes of the State Prison Society, 1846-1848. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86144176 The State Prison at charlestown, Boston, ...