Blueprint plans, drawings, and specifications for improvements to municipal jails and penitentiaries, [ca. 1898-1937] (bulk ca. 1923-1929).

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Blueprint plans, drawings, and specifications for improvements to municipal jails and penitentiaries, [ca. 1898-1937] (bulk ca. 1923-1929).

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The series consists of several sets of blueprints of city and county penal facilities that were prepared by municipal architects and departments of correction and submitted to the State Commission of Prisons. The Commission (which became the State Commission of Correction in 1926) was empowered to oversee the operation of state and local correctional facilities, to inspect the penal institutions to insure they adhered to standards, and to promote their humane and efficient administration.

ca. 49.7 cu. ft. (ca. 175 blueprints and 1000 plans) : blueprints, some annotated ; 102 x 113 cm or smaller.

New York State Archives

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New York (State). State Commission of Correction

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CURRENT FUNCTIONS. The New York State Commission of Correction oversees the operation of all State and local correctional facilities. It advises the governor on policies and programs for improving the administration of correctional facilities and promulgates rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for the care, custody, treatment, supervision, and discipline, as well as other programs for all persons confined in State and local correctional facilities. It al...

New York (State). State Commission of Prisons

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