Admission and Discharge Books (PA) 1872-1900

About This Collection

Admission and discharge books for Western State Penitentiary. Information provided in admission books is name of inmate, date of admission, admission number, race, age, gender, physical and mental health, habits, marital status, vaccinations, hereditary diseases in the family, number of convictions, length of sentence, time in county, state where born, and occupation. Information provided discharge books is name of inmate, date admitted, discharge number, race, age, gender, physical health at time of admission, mental health at time of admission, health during imprisonment, length of incarceration, whether paroled and type of discharge. Images are arranged numerically by admission or discharge number. This collection is part of the Department of Justice which administers the state correctional institutions for the Commonwealth.