Board of the Eastern State Penitentiary State Documents
The Board of the Eastern State Penitentiary was created to oversee the administration and conditions of the correctional institution, and to ensure that penal law was being upheld. In the early years of the institution, the Board was also responsible for researching the efficacy of solitary confinement in the Pennsylvania system. 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 the Eastern State Penitentiary contain annual reports and other topical reports. Selected topics from these publications include prison discipline, reconvictions, and annual prison statistics and demographic information. The bulk of the current material is dated from 1829 to 1929.
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