New York, Great Meadow Correctional Facility Records, 1911-1933

Opened in 1911, Great Meadow Correctional Facility was the fourth male state prison in New York. The volumes in this collection include information on inmates who were received into the prison between the years 1911 and 1933. Several different types of records, including admission registers, parole registers, and registers of aliens are included in this collection.

What You Can Find in the Records

Registers recorded the inmate’s name, county tried in, crime, dates of conviction and admission, sentence, alias, and county received from. Personal details may include age, place of birth, marital and family status, and previous convictions.