Records of the Marquette Branch Prison, 1893-1942.

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Records of the Marquette Branch Prison, 1893-1942.

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Series 2 and 3 of record group RG 88-54 consist of two sets of records of the Marquette Branch Prison for the years 1893-1942. The first set of records are the deputy warden record of reports (1901-1925). Includes written documentation concerning prisoner's disobedient behavior and the punishment assigned. The volumes list the prisoner's name, number, type of offense, punishment, and the officer's name that made the complaint report. The second set of records consists of the Freeman's ready reckoning calendar (1893-1942). This contains the calculations and dates for determining the length of sentence for a prisoner including the automatic good time assigned to each prisoner based upon the amount of time served.

2 mss. boxes (.6 cu. ft.)

State Archive of Michigan

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State Archive of Michigan

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State House of Corrections and Branch of State Prison in Upper Peninsula

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The State House of Correction and Branch of State Prison in Upper Peninsula (also known as the Marquette Branch Prison) was established by law in 1885 in Marquette, Michigan, and was completed in 1889. The prison is under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Corrections, which was established in 1937. From the description of Administrative records, 1925-1973. (State Archive of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 50562229 From the description of Inmate record books, 1889...

Freeman, George W.

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