Transfer orders for state convicts, 1885-1951.

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Alabama. Dept. of Corrections and Institutions (1939-1953). Transfer orders for state convicts, 1885-1951.

Transfer orders for state convicts, 1885-1951.

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This series consists of carbon copies of transfer orders used to monitor the flow of prisoners between facilities. The orders are signed by the dept. director and authorize the contractor, county sheriff, or warden to transfer an inmate from one facility to another. Listed are the convict's name, crime, date of conviction, sentence, race, sex, and remarks. Some volumes list "dates received in prison" and other volumes list dates "left" and "arrived". This series includes records created by the Board of Inspectors of Convicts (1885-1893), the Board of Managers of Convicts (1893-1895), the Board of Inspectors of Convicts (1895-1919), the Board of Control and Economy (1919-2/1923), the Board of Convict Supervisors (2/1923-9/1923), the Board of Administration (9/1923-1939), and the Dept. of Corrections and Institutions (1939-1953).

140 volumes.

Alabama Department of Archives and History