Death warrants, 1920-1923.

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Death warrants, 1920-1923.

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These records document Governor Edwin P. Morrow's role as chief executive and final authority in the administration of the death penalty. Included are warrants issued to state penitentiary warden and signed by the governor, scheduling and ordering the implementation of death sentences by electrocution. Occasionally included is correspondence relating to prisoners' executions.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Kentucky State Penitentiary (Eddyville, Ky.)

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A renovation program was undertaken by Warden M. W. Thomas. Improvements were made on cell houses, boiler room, wall towers, administration building, chapel, band room, hospital, and also in the prison's athletic and social facilities. From the description of Castle on the Cumberland (picture album), 1956-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122655300 Located in Lyon County near Eddyville, the Kentucky State Penitentiary is the state's only maximum security faci...

Kentucky. Governor (1919-1923 : Morrow)

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Morrow, Edwin P., 1877-1935.

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