Board of Inspectors minutes, 1805-1879.

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Board of Inspectors minutes, 1805-1879.

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As the facility for male offenders sentenced to solitary imprisonment and confinement at hard labor, the State Prison by law was inspected at least once a month by a board of visitors who made rules for the operation of the prison, oversaw the prison superintendent (later warden), and reported to each session of the General Court. Members of the board were redesignated as directors by St 1811, c 32, and again as inspectors by St 1828, c 118. These minutes document their oversight of the State Prison.

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