Rules violation record, 1881-1906.

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Rules violation record, 1881-1906.

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Prisoner infractions. Entries consist of date, name, offense, department (where violation occurred), officer, and punishment. Punishments include lashing, "dark cell" (isolation), and time "at the bar" (chained in place). Some entries indicate prisoner numbers.

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Maryland State Archives

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Maryland House of Correction. Board of Managers.

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Maryland House of Correction

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The Maryland House of Correction was the second prison established by the state. Authorized by the Laws of 1874, ch. 233, it opened in January 1879. A medium-security facility, it was designed to house convicts sentenced to less than three years' imprisonment. The sentence restriction was lowered to one year by the Laws of 1884, ch. 513, but was restored to three years by the Laws of 1910, ch. 739. Annual reports from 1900 to 1903, however, reveal that some inmates of the House of C...