Movement of inmate population record, 1901-1975.

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Movement of inmate population record, 1901-1975.

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Record categories include deaths; pardons; paroles; returned from parole; commutations; released on court writs; escapes; wanted elsewhere; located elsewhere and wanted here; and transfers to other institutions. Entries show prisoner receipt date; registration number; name; county with jurisdiction; crime description; sentence term; disposition type and date. Wartime paroles include industrial employment and military service releases. Deaths include legal executions with execution hour and body disposition information.

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Illinois. Dept. of Corrections.

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Illinois State Penitentiary (Joliet, Ill.)

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The first state penitentiary, authorized by the General Assembly (1827) and constructed in Alton (completed 1831) was managed by a warden overseen by four inspectors. A new penitentiary at Joliet was authorized (1857) and built by Alton convicts (completed 1860) who were transferred to the new prison while the Alton site became a Civil War military prison. Although the warden oversaw Joliet prison operations, it was not until 1867 that the legislature created three Penitentiary Commissioners to ...