Register of prisoners by county, 1894-1950.

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Register of prisoners by county, 1894-1950.

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These are registers of prisoners listed by the county in which they were sentenced. Information recorded includes prisoner name and number, date received, race and gender, age, crime and sentence, term of court, and disposition of prisoner or reason for discharge. Federal prisoners are recorded in some books.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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