Prisoner physical description logbooks, 1831-1960.

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Prisoner physical description logbooks, 1831-1960.

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As the facility for male offenders sentenced to solitary imprisonment and confinement at hard labor, the State Prison maintained this series, similar to: Massachusetts State Prison. Commitment registers ((M-Ar)289X) but distinguished by inclusion of a physical description for each new inmate and omission of information regarding discharge or other disposition.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole

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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 state prison until replaced by Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole, 1955-1956. From the description of Prisoner physical description logbooks, 1831-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80954822 From the description of Discharge registers, 1920-19...

Massachusetts State Prison

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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, ...