Administrative records, ca. 1940-1943; 1957-1961.

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Administrative records, ca. 1940-1943; 1957-1961.

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Records primarily comprise Board correspondence concerning applications for parole, pardon or executive clementy; requests for information on Board rules and procedures; requests from out-of-state applicants for permission to serve parole in Illinois; requests for applicants' institutional records; requests for restoration of citizenship rights; and arrest warrants of parole violators. Records also include fingerprint cards of inmates on ninety-day conditional release; monthly reports on final discharges, sociologist-actuary reports, parole progress reports and warden reports on inmates received and released.

2 cubic ft.

Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois. Parole and Pardon Board

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Prior to creation of State Board of Pardons in 1897, all parole actions were handled by Commissioners of the Penitentiary, while applications for executive clemency went directly to Governor's Office. New Board assumed administration of state's parole acts, first of which was passed in 1905. Board usually met monthly to investigate and decide on parole applications from inmates of Joliet and Chester penitentiaries. Board's responsibilities encompassed setting of conditions under whi...