Registers of commitments to prisons, 1842-1908.

New York (State). Executive Dept.

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The Executive Department resulted from the constitutional reorganization of State government in 1925. Prior to reorganization, the executive branch of the government had grown to include nearly 200 administrative departments, boards, and commissions. Constitutional amendments in 1925 and 1927 abolished or significantly consolidated these offices and expanded the power of the executive office. In 1925 an amendment provided for the consolidation of all administrative agencies into not...

New York State Agricultural and Industrial School.

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The first of the Annual Exhibitions or "fairs" was held in 1908, in part to provide incentive for improved agricultural production. Inmates staged exhibits of livestock, agricultural products, and manufactured goods, and prizes were awarded to individual inmates or colonies in various competitive categories. From the description of Registers of points and prizes awarded at Annual Exhibitions, 1911-1937, bulk 1911-1915, 1917-1933. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 7797172...

New York State Industrial School.

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The Acting Committee met monthly and functioned as the Board of Managers' executive committee. In fact, a board resolution on November 28, 1874, changed the name to the Executive Committee. From the description of Minutes of the Acting Committee (Executive Committee) of the Board of Managers, 1849-1898. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 79191395 ...

New York House of Refuge.

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A 1902 amendment to the State Charities Law created the office of Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities to oversee the financial management and the condition of the buildings, grounds, and property of charitable institutions. The Fiscal Supervisor was authorized to require information from institutions in order to fulfill his mandate to report to the legislature on the funds needed by each institution and why the funds were needed. From the description of Annual inventories of propert...

Clinton Prison.

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Western House of Refuge.

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Clinton Correctional Facility.

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Clinton Correctional Facility is a receiving prison, admitting inmates on direct commitment from the courts as well as by transfer from other institutions. The direct court commitments are received from the Third and Fourth Judicial Districts embracing 18 counties. Clinton is a maximum security walled institution for male prisoners convicted of felonies. Clinton prison had its origins with the passage of Chapter 245 of the Laws of 1844 providing for the establishment of ...

Elmira Correctional Facility

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Elmira Correctional Facility is a maximum security institution receiving first offender male felons 21 to 30 years old by direct commitment from the courts. It also receives youths from the Reception Center, usually ages 18 to 20, who have a more serious background, but who show good potential for rehabilitation. Construction of this institution was approved by the legislature in 1871 (Chapter 715), and it opened in 1876 as the New York State Reformatory at Elmira. Elmir...

New York Penitentiary (Blackwell's Island, N.Y.)

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Albion State Training School.

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Albany County Penitentiary (Albany, N.Y.)

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Auburn Corectional Facility.

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Kings County Penitentiary (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

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Sing Sing Prison

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New York (State). Governor

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Articles I and IV of the State Constitution authorize the governor to grant executive clemency to convicted criminials (Executive Law, Sections 15-19). Among the types of clemency offered is restoration of citizensip rights, by which the governor restores civil rights lost as a result of a conviction (e.g. right to vote, right to hold public office). From the description of Restoration of citizenship rights application ledgers, 1857-1902. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id...

Onondaga County Penitentiary (Syracuse, N.Y.)

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Sing Sing Correctional Facility

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New York's first state prison, Newgate, opened in New York City in 1797. Newgate was quickly found to be unsatisfactory due to poor construction and the impossibility of developing viable industries. As a result, a commission was formed in 1825 (Chapter 25) for the purpose of building a new state prison in the first or second senatorial district, based on the design of Auburn Prison, which opened in 1816. The commission was authorized to sell Newgate and was appropriated $70,000 to ...

Eastern New York Reformatory.

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Elmira Reformatory.

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Western Reformatory for Women.

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Auburn Prison

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New York State Prison for Women.

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Monroe County Penitentiary (Rochester, N.Y.)

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New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

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Erie County Penitentiary (Buffalo, N.Y.)

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Western House of Refuge for Women.

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