Daily register of prisoners received and released, 1939-1955.

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Daily register of prisoners received and released, 1939-1955.

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Entries include entry or release date; prisoner registration number; name; former occupation; birthplace; race; religion; age; habits (e.g., D drink; S smoke); and mental culture (i.e., dull; low average; borderline; average; normal; high average; superior); county where crime committed; crime description; and sentence term. Release information includes disposition (e.g., pardon; parole; transfer; discharge; parole to military service) and receipt date. Receipt entries provide authorization (e.g., court order; transferred; parole violation). Monthly recapitulations of receipts and releases are also given.

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Illinois State Archive

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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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