Lockup and facility inspection records, 1936-1985.

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Lockup and facility inspection records, 1936-1985.

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Inspection records for incarceration facilities throughout the state at all levels of governance (state, regional, county, and city) and types of facility, including jails, detention centers, hospital security wards, workhouses, work farms, juvenile group homes, and halfway houses. They cover the years 1936-1980, and sample year 1985.

12.5 cu. ft. (13 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6779563

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Minnesota. Dept. of Corrections.

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