Correspondence, memoranda, and subject files, 1957-1971.

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Correspondence, memoranda, and subject files, 1957-1971.

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This series consists of records from the files of Albion's warden dating from approximately 1957 to 1971. The records relate to various topics in the administration of the institution and consist principally of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and clippings. Much of the material consists of memoranda from the Department of Correction to the warden relating to new legislation, policies, and procedures affecting Albion. Much of the material relates to Albion staff such as hiring, dismissal, job performance, training, and explanation of new policies and procedures.

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New York (State). Dept. of Correction.

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The Western House of Refuge was established in 1890 (Chapter 238) and operated under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Charities. Jurisdiction was transferred to the Department of Correction when that department was established in 1926 (Chapter 606). In 1923 (Chapter 26), the name of the facility was changed to Albion State Training School. Albion became known as the "Institution for Mentally Defective Delinquent Women" in 1931 (Chapter 546) when the div...

New York (State). Dept. of Mental Hygiene.

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For the first fifty years of the State's history, local governments and private agencies were responsible for the care of New York State's mentally ill. In 1836 (Chapter 82), the legislature authorized the construction of the State's first mental health institution, the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, which opened in 1843. By 1890, the State had opened nine additional asylums for the mentally ill. Local governments were responsible for expenses of inmates at these asylums and continu...

New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

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Bushwick Correctional Facility, located in Brooklyn, New York, was also known as Bushwick Rehabilitation Center and Bushwick Community Based Center. It was administered by the Narcotics Addiction Control Commission under the Office of Mental Hygiene, and served as a work release and general confinement facility from the late 1960s through the middle 1970s. From the description of Bushwick Correctional Facility inmate case files, 1956-1976. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record i...

Albion Correctional Facility.

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Western Correctional Facility.

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Albion State Training School. Office of the Warden.

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Western Reformatory for Women.

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