Special studies and reports to the governor, 1895-1899.

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Special studies and reports to the governor, 1895-1899.

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These reports and studies were prepared in response to requests from Governor William O. Bradley. Included are monthly treasury reports submitted by the State Inspector and Examiner; a report on the state of the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort; various annual reports; and a report on conditions in Knox and Clay Counties caused by the Howard-Baker feud.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Kentucky State Penitentiary (Frankfort, Ky.)

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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 Inspector and Examiner.

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Bradley, William O., 1847-1914.

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Kentucky. Governor (1895-1899 : Bradley)

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