Women's House of Detention inmate detention records for 1969 to 1971
Description
The Women's House of Detention opened in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan circa 1932. It was closed in 1971 and the building was demolished in 1974. It was located next door to the Jefferson Market Courthouse (now the Jefferson Market Library). The accession consists of records documenting the detention of adult and adolescent females awaiting disposition in the New York City courts. It includes inmate record envelopes, property cards and envelopes, metal identification plates, commitment papers, cell locator cards, admission, court appearance, and discharge record. Some also include black and white photo, medical record, drug use record, previous criminal record, reports of infractions or other occurrences while in detention, visitors' identification forms and cards, and other records. Arranged in alphabetical order by inmates' last name. The accession is a random sample of ten (boxes) cubic feet from each year, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972. Arranged chronologically.
Extent
40 cubic feet
Dates
1969-1971
Record Groups
External Documents
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