Commitment registers, 1805-1934.

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Commitment registers, 1805-1934.

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As the facility for male offenders sentenced to solitary imprisonment and confinement at hard labor, the State Prison maintained commitment registers to track prisoners sentenced to the prison. Entries were opened when inmates were received, then updated later with notes of final disposition.

Vol. 1: 1 file folder.Vols. 2-17: 2.82 cubic ft.Copies: 3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

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The State Prison was opened in 1805 at Charlestown, Boston, as a successor to the prison on Castle Island. During 1878-1884 the prison was closed and inmates kept at Concord. With that exception, Charlestown remained the Massachusetts state prison until replaced by Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole, 1955-1956. From the description of Minutes of the State Prison Society, 1846-1848. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86144176 The State Prison at charlestown, Boston, ...