Rules violation record, 1873-1909.

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Rules violation record, 1873-1909.

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Prisoner infractions. Entries consist of date, name, offense, reporting officer, and punishment. Punishements included bread and water, "stripes" (lashes), confinement to cell, and no supper. Volume for 1873-1889 records infractions by female prisoners. "General Rules for Prisoners" interleaved at the rear of volume for 1880-1891. See also the MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION Rules Violation Record series [MSA S0255] and the Rules Violation, Original series [MSA S0370]. Volume for 1899-1905 arranged by individual, all others arranged chronologically. Volumes for 1895-1899 and 1904-1909 indexed.

2.75 cubic ft.

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