Board of Inspectors of the Western State Penitentiary State Documents
The Board of Inspectors of the Western State Penitentiary was created to oversee the administration and conditions of the correctional institution, and to ensure that penal law was being upheld. The Board was responsible for reporting to the Governor and General Assembly of Pennsylvania the annual review, including prison statistics, improvements, and happenings.
The publications of the Board of Inspectors of the Western State Penitentiary contain annual reports. Selected topics from these publications include yearly prison happenings and statistics. The bulk of the current material is dated from 1839 to 1919.
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