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The first state penitentiary was authorized by the General Assembly in 1827 and was constructed at Alton (L. 1827, p. 353). Completed in 1831 this penitentiary was managed by a warden appointed by the General Assembly. He was overseen by four inspectors appointed by the Governor (L. 1831, p. 103). In 1857 a penitentiary at Joliet was authorized and convicts from Alton constructed the new institution. The warden was appointed by the Governor and no provision was made for a board of inspectors (L. 1857, p. 131). The Alton site was abandoned after the Joliet Penitentiary was completed in 1860. In 1867 three Penitentiary Commissioners were created by the legislature. They were appointed by the Governor and oversaw operations (L. 1867, p. 21). By 1877 an additional prison was required and the Southern Illinois Penitentiary at Chester (Menard) was authorized. It too was overseen by a three member Board of Commissioners which was appointed by the Governor to advise the warden and investigate operations (L. 1877, p. 30). The Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac, which housed youthful offenders, had been authorized in 1867. It was overseen by a seven member Board of Trustees who were appointed by the Governor. The trustees appointed the superintendent (L. 1867, p. 38). In 1889 the Illinois Asylum for Insane Criminals was authorized. It was built on the grounds of the Southern Illinois Penitentiary at Chester (Menard) and was overseen by that institution's commissioners (L. 1889, p. 9).
Under the Civil Administrative Code of 1917, the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, the Southern Illinois Penitentiary at Chester (Menard), the Illinois Asylum for Insane Criminals at Chester, and the Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac, all were placed under the Department of Public Welfare but maintained their governing structures (L. 1917, p. 26). Also in 1917 the department was authorized to establish a state farm to house those convicted of minor crimes and serving short sentences. This facility was built at Vandalia (L. 1917, p. 223). In 1919
Stateville, an addition to the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, was constructed (L. 1919, p. 96).
In 1933 the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, the Southern Illinois State Penitentiary at Chester (Menard), the Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac, and the Illinois Asylum for Insane Criminals were consolidated administratively as the Illinois State Penitentiary system. Individual penitentiary commissions were abolished. The Illinois Asylum for Insane Criminals became the Psychiatric Division of the system. The other three were branches known by their place names (L. 1933, p. 780). In 1941 the Department of Public Safety was placed in charge of the
Joliet/Stateville, Pontiac, Menard (Chester), and Vandalia sites as well as the Illinois Security Hospital for insane criminals at Menard (Chester). The Illinois State Reformatory for Women at Dwight which was constructed in 1927 remained with the Department of Public Welfare until 1953 when it was transferred to the Department of Public Safety (L. 1927, p. 208 and L. 1953, p. 850).
The Department of Corrections was created in 1970 to include all state penal institutions.
Joliet/Stateville, Pontiac, Menard, Vandalia, and the Security Hospital facilities were transferred to it by P.A. 76-428, p. 971. The Illinois State Reformatory for Women was transferred by P.A. 76-433, p. 993. All facilities for juveniles were transferred from the Illinois Youth Commission to the Department of Corrections by P.A. 76-429, pp. 982-983.
For an administrative history of the PAROLE AND PARDON BOARD see RG 403.000.
Access to some of these records is restricted by the Freedom of Information Act (P.A. 83-1013) and the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill. Rev. Stat.,
ch. 38).
Menard Correctional Center
243.001
REGISTER OF PRISONERS. 1873-1973. 29 vols. No index.
Registers show the prisoner's name and number, date received, crime, sentence, and disposition of the case. Registers usually show the county of jurisdiction. Race is shown for 1939-1956; assignment within the prison is shown for 1904-1973.
243.002
COUNTY INTAKE REGISTERS. September 1875-January 1970. 8 vols. Partial index.
Arranged by county, registers of prisoners admitted include prisoner's name, date received, registration and identification numbers, date discharged, length of sentence, and type of offense committed.
243.003
ADMISSION AND RELEASE STATISTICS. July 1933-April 1952. 1 vol. No index.
Statistics include daily and monthly admission and discharge counts. Admissions show the total inmate population and the numbers received from courts; returned on writs from parole; escaped; transferred to Joliet, Pontiac, and the Chester State Hospital; received for execution; and from July 1934, received from the Illinois Security Hospital and returned from parole with new sentences. Discharges show the numbers paroled, pardoned, died, out on writs, died on parole, sentences commuted, sentences expired, escaped, and transferred to Joliet, Pontiac, and the Chester State Hospital.
243.004
MOVEMENT OF INMATE POPULATION RECORD. 1916-1951. 2 vols. No index.
Record has categories for commutations, deaths, escapes, persons located elsewhere and wanted in Illinois, persons wanted elsewhere, warrants issued, pardons, persons died on parole, discharges at expiration of sentence, transfers, persons out for funerals, and discharges issued for parolees. Entries show the inmate's name, registration number, crime, and date received at the institution.
243.005
DETAILED REGISTER OF PRISONERS. 1944-1972. 3 vols. No index.
Registers include admissions, transfers received, parole violators returned, and discharges. Admissions, transfers received, and parole violators returned show the prisoner's name, registration number, age, race, crime, and sentence. Admissions and parole violators returned also show intelligence rating, personality description, improvement possibility, and progress status. Discharges show the prisoner's name, registration number, date of discharge, and grounds for discharge.
243.006
CONDUCT RECORD. 1890-1900; 1920-1938; 1943-1958. 13 vols. No index.
Record shows prisoner's name and number, date and type of offense, and type of punishment. For 1947-1958 the prisoner's race also is given.
243.007
TRANSFERRED PRISONER RECEIPT REGISTER. 1933-1951. 1 vol. No index.
Register of incoming transferred prisoners shows the prisoner's name and registration number, the date received, the previous institution, and remarks which include the date discharged, pardoned, paroled, died, or transferred out.
243.008
DAILY COUNT LEDGERS. November 1921-September 1958. 3 vols. No index.
Daily counts of prisoners show the numbers pardoned, paroled, escaped, returned from escape, discharged, with sentences commuted, returned on writs, returned from court, died, returned from parole, released on writs, transferred in and out, and for 1929-1958, the number in irons.
243.009
CONVICT ASSIGNMENT CHECK ROLL. 1936-1940. 1 vol. No index.
Record gives daily and monthly counts of prisoners assigned to different prison industries, assigned to the warden's house, in the hospital, incapable of duty, in solitary confinement, idle in cells, returned on writs, out on writs, returned from parole, and returned from the asylum. For each month the record also shows the number of white and black prisoners.
243.010
REGISTER OF EX-SERVICEMEN. July 1931-April 1938; June 1938-January 1939. 1 vol. No index.
Register shows the daily count of ex-servicemen inmates by race, and includes the date, daily totals, and the numbers paroled, escaped, released on writs, present, received from courts, received from parole and from writs, died, and returned from escape. Beginning August 1934 register no longer shows the numbers out on writs and returned from writs and begins to show the numbers transferred in and out. Monthly recapitulations show intake and discharge by race for the Spanish-American War, World War One, and peacetime service.
243.011
DISCHARGE REGISTERS. 1939-1944; 1953-1964. 2 vols. No index.
Registers show the prisoner's name and number, date discharged, and occasionally the prisoner's race and county of jurisdiction.
243.012
DISCHARGE RECORD. 1878-1918; 1922-1970. 7 vols. Partial index, 1878-1918.
Record shows the inmate's name, registration number, and type of discharge. Included for 1894-1909 and 1942-1970 is the crime, and for 1894-1909 and 1922-1964, the sentence. For 1894-1909 and 1922-1964 occasionally included is the inmate's age, nativity, occupation, height, race, eye and hair colors, religion, educational level, drinking habits, and names of relatives. For 1878-1918 record gives detailed information on escapes, deaths, pardons, and transfers to the insane asylum.
243.013
PAROLE REGISTER. 1918-1923. 1 vol. Index.
Register shows the prisoner's name, registration number, and the disposition of the case, including final discharge, parole violation, return from parole, and parole transfer from one district to another. Register also includes a monthly recapitulation of parolees showing the numbers in good standing, discharged, in violation and at-large, returned, and added on parole.
243.014
PAROLE DOCKET. 1952-1953. 1 vol. No index.
Docket shows the prisoner's name and number, crime and sentence, date admitted to Menard, race, age, birth date, family history, classification by social type, work record, personality rating, psychiatric prognosis, sociologist's evaluation, time served, time on parole, dates paroled and discharged, place paroled, parole violation, board action on violation, and disposition of case.
243.015
HOSPITAL CASE RECORDS. 1935-1967. 49 cu. ft. No index.
Hospital case records include examinations of prisoners on entrance to prison, prison hospital admission files, correspondence and memoranda relating to medical care, and occasionally, medical records of prisoners from previous institutions. Intake examinations show the date; prisoner's name and number; age; height; weight; skin, eye and hair colors; birth date; nativity; crime and sentence; educational level; occupation; marital status; number of children; religion; family history; and a detailed physical examination. Hospital admission files show the prisoner's name and number; crime and sentence; age; height; weight; race; physical condition on admission to prison; laboratory test results; and summaries of symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments.
243.016
ELECTROCUTION RECORD. 1930-1950. 0.1 cu. ft. No index.
Record shows the condemned prisoner's name and number, date received at the prison, electrocution number, county of jurisdiction, crime, occupation, birthplace, race, religion, sex, and date and time of execution or description of actions interdicting execution.
243.017
VANDALIA STATE FARM JOURNAL. 1956-1963. 2 vols. No index.
Journal of prisoners transferred to Menard from the Vandalia State Farm shows the prisoner's name and number, date received at Menard, date received at Vandalia, county of jurisdiction, crime, race, eye and hair color, height, weight, religion, habits, marital status, medical history, family history, age, nativity, educational level, previous criminal record, and dates of expiration of sentence and discharge.
243.018
ACCOUNT JOURNAL. 1952-1965. 1 vol. No index.
Accounts of expenditures of prison industries show costs of inmate wages, operating supplies, utilities, equipment depreciation, contractual services, travel, stationery, printing, freight, and postage.
243.019
This RS has been relocated at RS 243.208.
243.020
This RS has been relocated at RS 243.301
Pontiac Correctional Center
243.100
ILLINOIS STATE REFORMATORY AT PONTIAC BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES. March 1869-July 1891. 1 vol. No index.
Minutes of monthly and quarterly meetings concern the board's organization, appointments and terms of members, selection of the reform school site, facility site purchase, architect selection, construction plans, approvals of payments, employment of a superintendent, appointments of special committees, reform school legislation, an indictment of the superintendent for cruel and inhumane treatment of inmates, continuing facility construction and repair, appropriations, and petitions and complaints of employees. Occasionally included with the minutes are related agreements, memoranda, and correspondence.
243.101
REGISTERS OF PRISONERS. 1895-1975. 96 vols. Index (RS 243.102 and RS 243.103).
Registers of prisoners received provide the prisoner's registration number; name; date received; names and addresses of parents and correspondents; birthplace; county where prosecuted; description of the crime committed; sentence term; race; parents' ages, birthplaces, habits, instance of insanity or epilepsy, instance of criminal activity or pauperism, occupations, and religious affiliations; indication if the prisoner were raised at home or elsewhere; names and ages of brothers and sisters; prisoner's marital status, education, occupation, employment status at the time of the crime, and religion; names of associates; previous imprisonment and arrest record; height; weight; physical and mental ability; moral sensitiveness; habits (e.g., profanity, drinks, chews, smokes); and remarks from the prisoner's conduct record (e.g., date of parole, disorderly conduct, escape attempts, profanity, talking, parole violations, promoted or reduced in grade level).
Beginning in 1931 aliases used are provided as are the prisoner's age, age when he left school, number of children fathered, and indication of deformities or diseases. After 1938 also included are hair and eye colors; conditions of heart and lungs; work assignment (e.g., kitchen, wood shop); dates the crime was committed, trial held, and sentence rendered; court case number; and a parole record. The parole record provides the parole date, name and address of a sponsor or employer; wages; dates returned to the prison, short term expired, or discharge; and if discharged by which terms (e.g., expiration of sentence, to armed services, by board order).
243.102
MASTER INDEX. 1896-1954. 3 vols.
Index to REGISTERS OF PRISONERS (RS 243.101) includes the prisoner's surname, given name, registration number, date admitted, county of court trial, description of the crime, prison register page number, remarks (e.g., paroled, transferred, discharged, died, pardoned, sentence expired, escaped, released on own recognizance, wanted by the U.S. marshal, returned for parole violation, discharged to the armed services), and an occasional listing of aliases used.
243.103
INDICES OF PRISONERS RECEIVED. 1939-1978. 4 vols.
Index to REGISTERS OF PRISONERS (RS 243.101) include the prisoner's surname, given name, registration number, date of disposition (e.g., paroled, discharged, returned, transferred, died, discharged to the armed services), and remarks (e.g., names of family members and their relationships to the prisoner). For the period June 28, 1957-April 30, 1962 a section on prisoners received from the Vandalia State Farm is provided. Entries include the registration number at Vandalia, name, date received, and occasionally the date the prisoner was transferred to another correctional center.
243.104
COUNTY INTAKE REGISTERS. 1893-1958. 2 vols. No index.
Registers are arranged by the counties from which prisoners were sentenced. Entries include the prisoner's registration number, name, age, and race; a description of the crime; dates admitted, paroled, returned, and discharged; and remarks (e.g., transferred, physical disability, escaped, sentence served, died, final release, out on writ, died on parole, pardoned, deported, committed suicide, board discharge, wanted, discharged to the armed forces).
243.105
IDENTIFICATION REGISTER. October 1914-January 1915. 1 vol. No index.
Register of examinations conducted during inmate intakes include the prisoner's registration number, race, age, and name; names of any aliases used; date received; city and county from which transferred; home address; description of crime committed; sentence term; nationality and birthplace; years of education; occupation; complexion; build; hair color; weight; past criminal history; height; measurements of arms, trunk, head, cheek, right ear, feet, forearm, nose, and chin; eye color; remarks (e.g., scars, moles,
tatoos); and the name of the person who made the measurements and the date they were taken.
243.106
ALIAS REGISTER.
n.d. 1 vol. No index.
Register of aliases used by prison inmates include the prisoner's name, registration number, and the names of aliases.
243.107
PSYCHOLOGIST AND PSYCHIATRIST REGISTER. 1919-1959. 1 vol. No index.
Register of inmates examined by staff psychologists and psychiatrists includes the prisoner's registration number and name; date and type of discharge (i.e., DOP died on parole, P paroled, D discharged, T transferred, V parole violation, OOW out on writ, E escaped, PT paper transfer, DPT discharge paper transfer); if transferred, where to; diagnosis (i.e., EGO egocentric personality, IP inadequate personality, EI emotional instability, SP sexual psychopath, PN psychoneurosis, MD mental deficiency, NDA no demonstratable abnormality, CBS cerebrospinal syphilis, DA drug addict, DD diagnosis deferred, END glandular disturbance, PSY psychosis, ALCH alcoholism, EPIL epilepsy, PEL post-encephalitis
lethargica, DEF DEL defective delinquent, N special psychiatric note); an alphabetical rating attached to the diagnosis; and occasional remarks (e.g., prison jacket set to Menard, prison sentence). The alphabetical rating attached to the diagnosis was discontinued in 1944 and the diagnosis itself was dropped in 1947.
243.108
DAILY COUNT BOOKS. January 1935-October 1939; June 1962-March 1972. 5 vols. No index.
Entries include the date; the prisoner's registration number, name, and race; and how he was released (e.g., paroled, transferred, discharged, out on writ) or how he was received (e.g., returned from parole, transferred). Also included are total daily counts of white, black, Japanese, and all categories of inmates.
243.109
RECORD OF MOVEMENT OF INMATE POPULATION. 1939-1951. 1 vol. No index.
All entries include the inmate's registration number and name, county where his crime was committed, description of the crime, and the sentence term. Escapes include the date and occasionally the place where the escape took place. Returned from escapes include the date returned and remarks (e.g., voluntarily returned, captured, shot while escaping). Released on writs include date released and remarks (e.g., discharged by court, sanity hearing). Returned from writs include the date returned and remarks (e.g., transfer petition, after count). Deaths at the institution include the date and cause of death and the burial number. Deaths on parole include the date paroled and the date of death. Discharges include the dates the prisoner was received and discharged. Discharges from parole include dates paroled and discharged. Paroles include the parole date. Transfers include the transfer date, institution to which transferred, and occasionally the cause of transfer. Parole violations returned include the dates paroled and returned. Medical releases include the name of the person removing the prisoner and the dates taken out and returned. Commutations include the date of commutation.
243.110
DAILY REGISTERS OF PRISONERS RECEIVED AND RELEASED. July 1939-November 1955. 3 vols. No index.
Entries include the date of entry or release and the prisoner's registration number, name, former occupation, birthplace, race, religion, age, habits (e.g., D drink, S smoke, C chew, N narcotics), and mental culture (i.e., dull, low average, borderline, average, normal, high average, superior). Also included are the name of the county in which the crime took place, a description of the crime, and the sentence term. Releases include the date received and by which means
(e.g, pardoned, paroled, transferred, discharged, paroled to military service). Entries for receipts include by which means (e.g., court order, transferred, parole violation). Registers also provide monthly recapitulations of receipts and releases.
243.111
DAILY ROLL COUNTS. July 1939-August 1956; July 1963. 2 vols. and 1 partial vol. No index.
Entries include the date and the total numbers of prisoners received, of white prisoners received, of black prisoners received, of prisoners released, of white prisoners released, of black prisoners released, of prisoners on the roll, of white prisoners on the roll, and of black prisoners on the roll at the end of each day. Also provided are monthly recapitulations of white and black prisoners received and released, the daily inmate population average, and the total prison inmate population.
243.112
DISCHARGE REGISTER. January 2-May 9, 1958. 1 partial vol. No index.
Entries include the date; the prisoner's race, name, and registration number; and the cause for discharge (e.g., transferred, out on writ, medical treatment, paroled, regular discharge).
243.113
RELEASED TO CUSTODY REGISTER. March 1926-September 1930. 1 vol. No index.
Register of prisoners released to the custody of responsible parties include the date of release, name of the responsible individual, that person's address and relationship to the prisoner (e.g., mother, father, sister, brother, friend, attorney), the prisoner's registration number and name, and the docket case number.
Alton State Penitentiary and Joliet/Stateville Correctional Center
243.200
REGISTERS OF PRISONERS. August 29, 1833-November 31, 1841; May 15, 1847-June 27, 1975. 172 vols. Index (RS 243.201).
Registers are of prisoners received at the Alton prison (1833-1860) and the
Joliet/Stateville site (1860-1975). Registers variously provide the prisoner's registration number and name; date received; names of aliases used; name of the county in which the crime was committed; description of the crime; sentence term; prisoner's plea; his age, height, complexion, hair and eye colors, birthplace, and length of residence in Illinois; indication that his parents are living or dead; their residence; his marital status and if married his wife's residence; his religious affiliation, habits (e.g., drinks, smokes, chews), and education; the term of the court which convicted him; and his disposition (e.g., discharged, paroled, escaped, sent to insane asylum, died).
Beginning October 1885 also provided are the prisoner's weight, occupation, former prison record, age he left home, parents' birthplaces, the number of children he fathered, and his prison work assignments, conduct record, and medical treatment history. After July 1895 the prisoner's race, names of associates, hereditary diseases, conditions of heart and lungs, addresses of correspondents, and parole record are given. Starting January 1914 the prisoner's naturalization status is provided and after July 1936 indication of past service in the U.S. armed forces is given.
For the period February 15, 1854-September 27, 1878; September 14, 1881-September 3, 1885 a separate commutation section is provided. It shows the date of commutation, the prisoner's registration number and name, the name of the county with jurisdiction, the length of the original sentence, the length of the commuted sentence, and the name of the Governor granting the commutation.
243.201
INDEX TO REGISTERS OF PRISONERS. May 1858-July 1975. 18 vols.
Index to REGISTERS OF PRISONERS (RS 243.200) includes the prisoner's surname, given names, registration number, and if applicable, the prisoner's previous registration number.
Entries are arranged chronologically and then alphabetically thereunder.
243.202
PENITENTIARY MITTIMUS FILES. 1857-1916. 150.5 cu. ft. No index.
Files include mittimus reports, prisoner examinations, prison inmate jackets, and related correspondence. Mittimus reports provide the court trial date; names of the trial judge, court clerk, state's attorney, and sheriff; a copy of proceedings; names of defendant and his counsel; plea; court order remanding the prisoner from the county jail to the penitentiary; sentence term; date the prisoner was delivered to the penitentiary; name of the delivering law officer; and the prisoner's identification number. Prisoner examinations show the prisoner's name and registration number; names of aliases used; date entered the prison; sentence term; name of the county with jurisdiction; description of the crime; the prisoner's race, complexion, age, nose structure, nativity, nationality, height, weight, hair and eye colors, shoe size, build, religion, education, habits (e.g., drink, smoke, chew), and disposition; names of associates; indication that the prisoner's parents are living or dead; their birthplaces; the age of the prisoner when he left home; number of children fathered; marital status; if married, the residence of his wife; the prisoner's hereditary diseases; conditions of his heart and lungs; indication of previous arrests and if so for which crimes; previous occupation and indication if working at the time of his arrest; names and addresses of correspondents; names of other prisons where previously incarcerated; citizenship status; and remarks about physical appearance (e.g., scars, tattoos, moles).
Prison inmate jackets give the prisoner's name and registration number; names of aliases used; date entered the prison; crime committed; sentence term; plea; names of associates; county of jurisdiction; court term; case number; prisoner's race, age, eye and hair colors, nationality, nativity, weight, height, build, religion, education, habits (e.g., drink, smoke, chew), and disposition; parents' birthplaces and current addresses; age the prisoner left home; number of children fathered; marital status; correspondents' names and addresses; citizenship status; summaries of previous criminal, punishment, and parole histories; prison work assignments and conduct record; and remarks (e.g., discharged, transferred, died, paroled). Related correspondence with parole officers, law enforcement agencies, family members and friends, parole sponsors, and corrections officials concern visitation rights, the prisoner's health and character, parole procedures, the circumstances surrounding the crime, parole violations, recommendations for and against pardons, transfers to other institutions, requests for physical examinations, and prisoner deaths.
Variously included are front and profile photographs, parole applications, parole progress reports, statements of prosecuting attorneys and trial judges, parole and discharge orders, parole violation reports, orders for the arrest and return of paroled prisoners, applications to transfer to other institutions, certificates of insanity, newspaper clippings, and related memoranda.
243.203
DISCHARGE REGISTERS. July 10, 1874; December 16, 1884-October 25, 1974. 11 vols. No index.
Registers include prisoner's registration number and name, date entered the prison, name of the county of jurisdiction, description of the crime committed, sentence term, summary of past criminal record, mental diagnosis (e.g., unstable, egocentric, mental defect), intelligence rating, disposition (e.g., escaped, transferred, paroled, discharged, died, deported), and date of disposition.
243.204
MALE AND FEMALE DISCHARGE REGISTERS. July 31, 1882-November 18, 1947. 4 vols. No index.
Entries for males and females include date received at the prison; prisoner's registration number and name; description of the crime committed; name of the county with jurisdiction; sentence term; prisoner's occupation, color, and nativity; parole date; date returned from parole; and date discharged. Male entries also show work details assigned.
243.205
ALPHABETICAL DISCHARGE REGISTER. August 1926-July 1929. 1 vol. No index.
Entries include prisoner's surname, given names, and registration number; date received at the prison; name of the county with jurisdiction; description of the crime committed; and disposition (e.g., pardoned, paroled, died, discharged).
243.206
MOVEMENT OF INMATE POPULATION RECORD. 1901-1975. 4 vols. No index.
Record has categories for deaths, pardons, paroles, returned from parole, commutations, released on court writs, escapes, wanted elsewhere, located elsewhere and wanted here, and transfers to other institutions. Entries show the date the prisoner was received at the institution, his registration number and name, the name of the county with jurisdiction, a description of the crime committed, the sentence term, and the type and date of disposition. Wartime paroles include releases for industrial employment and military service. Deaths include legal executions by electrocution and additionally provide the hour of execution and the disposition of the body.
243.207
DAILY REGISTER OF PRISONERS RECEIVED AND RELEASED. August 1, 1933-September 3, 1973. 11 vols. No index.
Daily entries for prisoners received and released include the date, the prisoner's registration number and name, date originally received at the institution, amount of time served, date of final discharge, name of the county with jurisdiction, description of the crime, sentence term, former occupation, birthplace, race, religion, habits (e.g., drinks, smokes, chews), years of education, age, indication of time served elsewhere, and the date the crime was committed. Beginning July 1943 the time served and the crime date are omitted but added are marital status and applicable Pontiac or Menard registration numbers.
243.208
PRISON PHOTOGRAPHS. 1880-1915. 6 cu. ft. No index.
Photographic proofs and glassplate negatives include such subjects as prison grounds (e.g., prison housing, yards, boiler room, library, cell blocks, bakery, infirmary, kitchen, fire damage, construction), inmate activities (e.g., shoe manufacturing, band, baseball), goods purchased by prisoners, and prison officials.
Dwight Correctional Center
243.301
PRISON PHOTOGRAPHS. 1933-1938. 0.25 cu. ft. No index.
Photographic negatives and proofs include such subjects as institutional buildings and inmate activities (e.g., reading, swimming, farm work, sewing, softball, theatrical presentations, holiday celebrations).
These records are available at the Illinois State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State.
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