Convict Docket (PA) 1826-1859

About This Collection

Convict docket for Western State Penitentiary. Information provided is name of convict, crime of which convicted, sentence, date convict sentenced, name of prosecutor, date admitted, brief physical description of inmate, date discharged, and how discharged. Images are arranged chronologically by date of entry. Indexed internally, alphabetically by surname of convict. This collection is part of the Department of Justice which administers the state correctional institutions for the Commonwealth.