Master index, 1896-1954.

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Master index, 1896-1954.

Index to REGISTERS OF PRISONERS (RS 243.101) includes the prisoner's surname; given name; registration number; date admitted; county of court trial; crime description; prison register page number; remarks (e.g., paroled; transferred; discharged; died; pardoned; sentence expired; escaped; released on own recognizance; wanted by the U. S. marshal; returned for parole violation; discharged to the armed services), and occasionally, an aliases used listing.

ledgers 3 volumes.

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois. Dept. of Corrections.

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Illinois State Reformatory.

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The Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac, which housed youthful offenders, was authorized in 1867. It was overseen by a seven member Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor, which appointed the superintendent. Under the Civil Administrative Code of 1917, the Reformatory was placed under the Dept. of Public Welfare, but retained its previous governing structure. In 1933, along with the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Southern Illinois State Penitentiary at Chester (Menard), and Illino...

Pontiac Correctional Center (Ill.)

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