Title:
Texas Department of Corrections convict records
Description:
The Texas Department of Corrections managed offenders in state prisons, state jails, and contracted private correctional facilities from 1957 to 1989. The Texas Department of Corrections and its predecessors recorded personal data and commitment information about convicts entering the Texas prison system at Rusk Penitentiary and Huntsville Penitentiary in these ledgers dating 1849-1976.
Collection:
Texas Department of Corrections convict records
Creator:
Texas. Department of Corrections
Date range of creation:
1849 to 1976
Geographic coverage:
Huntsville (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
Rusk (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Conduct of life
Subject:
Convict labor
Subject:
Discipline
Subject:
Escapes
Subject:
Prison administration
Subject:
Prison violence
Subject:
Prisoners
Subject:
Prisons
Subject:
Registers
Subject:
Social conditions
Subject:
Statistics
Subject:
Transfer
Type:
Ledgers (account books)
Citation information:
(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Department of Corrections convict records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The records are organized into seven series:The records are organized into the following series: Indexes to convict and conduct registers, 1849-1970; Convict record ledgers 1849-1954; Conduct registers, 1855-about 1976; Statistical record ledgers, 1883-1969; Miscellaneous convict ledgers, 1849-1970; Biennial statistics, 1906-1920; Escape records, 1851-1943.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Size or duration:
74.77 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/20120.html