Appprehension of fugitives from justice papers, 1850-1851.

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Appprehension of fugitives from justice papers, 1850-1851.

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These papers document the actions of Governor John Helm to bring about the apprehension and arrest of fugitives from justice. Included is a list of four escapees from the Kentucky State Penitentiary, indicating the length of their sentences and their date of escape.

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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...

Helm, John, 1802-1867.

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Kentucky. Governor (1850-1851 : Helm)

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