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Western State Penitentiary: Admission and Discharge Books (Roll 407)

Western State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Admission and Discharge Books, 1872-1900 (Containing Prisoner Nos. 4140-A3096), This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education., Arranged numerically by admission or discharge number. Admission and discharge books for Western State Penitentiary. Information provided in admission books is name of inmate, date of admission, admission number, race, age, gender, physical and mental health, marital status, vaccinations, hereditary diseases in the family, number of convictions, length of sentence, time in county, state where born, and occupation. Information provided discharge books is name of inmate, date admitted, discharge number, race, age, gender, physical health at time of admission, mental health at time of admission, health during imprisonment, length of incarceration, whether paroled and type of discharge.
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APA citation style
State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania,. (1872). Western State Penitentiary: Admission and Discharge Books (Roll 407). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A527676
MLA citation style
State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Western State Penitentiary: Admission And Discharge Books (Roll 407). no date. Pennsylvania. Department of Justice, 1872.
Chicago Citation Style citation style
State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania. “Western State Penitentiary: Admission And Discharge Books (Roll 407)”, Admission and Discharge Books (PA) 1872-1900, 1872. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A527676.
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Title

Western State Penitentiary: Admission and Discharge Books (Roll 407)

Subject

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice
State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Prisoners
Prisons
Prison sentences--Statistics

Description

Western State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Admission and Discharge Books, 1872-1900 (Containing Prisoner Nos. 4140-A3096)

Creator

State Penitentiary for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Publisher

Pennsylvania. Department of Justice

Department

Department of Justice

Division

Western State Penitentiary

Date

1872-1900

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

microfilm

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

RG15-407

Language

English

Relation

RG 15, Western State Penitentiary, Prison Population Records, Series 120, Admission and Discharge Books, 1872-1900

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

Contact

Commercial use of this image requires permission and may be subject to a fee. Contact Pennsylvania State Archives at http://www.pastatearchives.com

Contributing Institution

Pennsylvania State Archives

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Notes

Arranged numerically by admission or discharge number. Admission and discharge books for Western State Penitentiary. Information provided in admission books is name of inmate, date of admission, admission number, race, age, gender, physical and mental health, marital status, vaccinations, hereditary diseases in the family, number of convictions, length of sentence, time in county, state where born, and occupation. Information provided discharge books is name of inmate, date admitted, discharge number, race, age, gender, physical health at time of admission, mental health at time of admission, health during imprisonment, length of incarceration, whether paroled and type of discharge.