Movement of inmate population record, 1916-1951.

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Movement of inmate population record, 1916-1951.

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Record categories include commutations; deaths; escapes; persons located elsewhere and wanted in Illinois; persons wanted elsewhere; warrants issued; pardons; deaths on parole; discharges at sentence expiration; transfers; persons out for funerals, and discharges issued for parolees. Entries show the inmate's name; registration number; crime; and date received at the institution.

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Illinois. Dept. of Corrections.

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Illinois State Penitentiary. Menard Branch.

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The Southern Illinois Penitentiary at Chester (authorized 1877) was overseen by a three member Board of Commissioners, appointed by the Governor to advice the warden and investiage operations. In 1889, the Illinois Asylum for Insane Criminals was authorized to be built on the penitentiary grounds under the oversight of the penitentiary commissioners. Under the Civil Administrative Code of 1917, the Southern Illinois Penitentiary was placed under the Department of Public Welfare but maintained it...