Lists of capital punishment cases, 1950-1969.

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Lists of capital punishment cases, 1950-1969.

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The Dept. of Correction is responsible for administering the state correctional system and providing custodial and rehabilitative services to persons sentenced to state correctional institutions. Lists of capital punishment cases at state prison facilities (i.e., Castle Island, Charlestown, and Walpole) were created by the central office of the department to compile statistics.

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Massachusetts. Dept. of Correction. (1919-)

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The Commissioners of Prisons were established pursuant to St 1870, c 370. As reconstituted under St 1879, c 294, they were also known as the Board of Commissioners of Prisons. They were succeeded in turn by the Board of Prison Commissioners (St 1901, c 364), the Massachusetts Bureau of Prisons (St 1916, c 241), and the Dept. of Correction (St 1919, c 350, s 82) NAME AUTHORITY NOTE. Series relating to the agencies described above can be found by searching the following ...

Massachusetts. State Prison (Castle Island, Mass.)

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Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole

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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 state prison until replaced by Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole, 1955-1956. From the description of Prisoner physical description logbooks, 1831-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80954822 From the description of Discharge registers, 1920-19...

Massachusetts State Prison

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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, ...