Registers of prisoners, 1895-1975.

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Illinois State Reformatory. Registers of prisoners, 1895-1975.

Registers of prisoners, 1895-1975.

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Registers of prisoners received provide the prisoner's registration number; name; date received; names and addresses of parents and correspondents; birthplace; county where prosecuted; crime committed; sentence term; race; parents' ages; birthplaces; habits; insanity or epilepsy; criminal activity or pauperism; occupations; religious affiliations; whether prisoner was raised at home or elsewhere; brothers and sisters names and ages; prisoner's martial status; education; occupation; employment status at the time of the crime; associate names; previous imprisonment and arrest record; height; weight; physical and mental ability; moral sensitiveness; habits (e.g., profanity; drinks; chews; smokes); and remarks from the prisoner's conduct record (e.g., parole date; disorderly conduct; escape attempts; profanity; talking; parole violations; promoted or reduced in grade level). Aliases; prisoner age; age when he left school; number of children fathered; deformities or diseases were provided (1931). After 1938 also included are hair and eye colors; conditions of heart and lungs; work assignment (e.g., kitchen, wood shop); dates the crime was committed; trial held; and sentence rendered; court case number; and a parole record. The parole record provides the parole date; name and address of a sponsor or employer; wages; dates returned to the prison; short term expired; or discharge, and if discharged by which terms (e.g., sentence expiration; armed services; board order).

ledgers 96 volumes.

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