Record of County and Federal Prisoners (PA) 1857-1870

About This Collection

Record book of county and federal inmates paroled and discharged from Western State Penitentiary. Information provided is reception number, name of inmate, date sentenced, length of sentence, crime for which sentenced, date discharged, and number of days served. Images are grouped alphabetically by county and a listing of federal prisoners and arranged thereunder chronologically by date of entry. Indexed internally, alphabetically by surname of inmate. This collection is part of the Department of Justice which administers the state correctional institutions for the Commonwealth.