Record of movement of inmate population, 1939-1951.

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Record of movement of inmate population, 1939-1951.

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All entries include inmate registration number and name; county where crime committed; crime description; and sentence term. Escape information includes date and occasionally, escape location. Returned escapee data also includes return date and remarks (e.g., voluntarily returned; captured; shot while escaping). Released on writs records include release date and remarks (e.g., discharged by court; sanity hearing) while returned from writs items include return date and remarks (e.g., transfer petition; after count). Death entries provide death date and burial number for deaths occurring at the prison, plus parole and death dates for prisoner deaths occurring on parole. Discharge information includes receipt, discharge, and parole discharge dates. Transfer materials include transfer date; destination, and occasionally, transfer reason. Parole records include parole date and parole violator return dates. Medical release records list person removing prisoner; release and return dates. Commutations include commutation date.

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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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