PRISON RECORDS
MANY TIMES WE HAVE FOUND THAT ONE OF THOSE SKELETONS IN THE FAMILY CLOSET WERE ONE OF OUR ANCESTORS IN PRISON. HERE YOU WILL FIND LINKS FOR KENTUCKY AND OTHER STATES TO WRITE FOR RECORDS.
A Bit of KY Prison Trivia
1799 Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort is established.
1855 A new system of prison administration was devised under which the Frankfort penitentiary itself was leased to an entrepreneur for $6,000 to 12,000 a year. The entrepreneur housed, fed, and cared for the inmates and, in turn, leased out convict labor to business interests or employed inmates in manufacturing inside the prison. The system made fortunes for several families who leased the prison for contract labor from the lessee. Prisoners produced furniture, wagons, harness, shoes, skirts, and shirts. In the mist of the profit-making abuse of the prisoners reached stunning proportions. In 1873 nearly 10% of the inmate population died of scurvy and other diseases brought about by improper feeding.
1875-1900 Cost of feeding an inmate is less than 10 cents a day. Inmates slept on beds made of moss, jammed two each in cells 6 by 3 feet.
1880's The Penitentiary was again brought under administrative control of the state, with a state appointed, state-paid superintendent.
1884 Construction of Kentucky Branch Penitentiary in Eddyville, Ky. is begun. Construction took 6 years and approximately $420,000.00.
1888 A statue on parole is passed. Convicts who are serving their first term, have good conduct records, and are not sentenced for rape or incest are eligible. Murders must serve ten years prior to parole, and any parolees who did not leave the state were required to report to the Commissioner of the Sinking Fund every 6 months.
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Kentucky State Penitentiary The Kentucky State Penitentiary is located on KY 730 in what is known as Old Eddyville. Built over 100 years ago, this mammoth stone structure towers majestically over Lake Barkley. Affectionately referred to by natives as "The Castle On The Cumberland" it is a favorite among photographers and visitors to Old Eddyville.
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Federal Agencies and Institutions Addresses
Bureau of Prisons
320 First St NW
Washington, DC 20534Mid-Atlantic Region:
Junction Business Park
10010 Junction Dr Suite 100-N
Annapolis, MD 20701North Central Region:
Gateway Complex Tower II
4Th and State, 8th Floor
Kansas City, KS 66101-2492Northeast Region:
US Customs House, 7th Floor
2nd and Chestnut Sts
Philadelphia, PA 19106South Central Region:
4211 Cedar Springs Rd Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75219Southeast Region:
523 McDonough Blvd SE
Atlanta, GA 30315Western Region:
7950 Dublin Blvd 3rd Floor
Dublin, CA 94568
State and Local Agenices and Institutions
The states listed with a * means no pre-1900 records
ALABAMA*
State Department of Corrections
Gorden Person Building, Third Floor
50 N Ripley St
Montgomery, AL 36130ALASKA*
Department of Health and Social Services
Board of Parole
PO Box 110630
Juneau, AK 99811ARKANSAS*
Department of Corrections and
Community Punishment
Box 8707
Pine Bluff, AR 71611CALIFORNIA
Department of Corrections
1515 S st
PO Box 942883
Sacramento, CA 94283-0001California State Prison at San Quentin
San Quentin, CA 94964 (year 1852)California State Prison of Sacramento
PO Box 29
Represa, CA 95671COLORADO
State Department of Corrections
2862 S Circle Dr Ste 400
Colorado Springs, CO 80906-4195Canon Correctional Facility
Box 1010
Canon City, CO 81212CONNECTICUT
Department of Correction
340 Capitol Ave
Hartford, CT 06106-1494Cybulski Correctional Institution
PO Box 775
264 Bilton Rd
Somers, CT 06071DELAWARE*
Department of Corrections
80 Monrovia Ave
Smyrna, DE 19977-1597WASHINGTON, DC*
Department of Corrections
1923 Vermont Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001FLORIDA
Department of Corrections
2601 Blair Stone Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500Florida State Prison
Box 747
Starke, FL 32091GEORGIA*
Department of Corrections
Floyd Building, Twin Towers E, Room 756
Martin Luther King Jr, Dr S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30334HAWAII*
Department of Public Safely
919 Ala Moana Blvd
Honolulu, HI 96814IDAHO
Department of Correction
500 S 10th
State-House Mail
Boise, ID 83720Idaho State Correctional Institution
Box 14
Bosie, ID 83707ILLINOIS
Department of Corrections
1301 Concordia Court
PO Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794-9277Menard Correctional Center
Box 711
Menard, IL 62259Pontiac Correctional Center
Box 99
Pontiac, IL 61764Joliet Correctional Center
Box 515
Joliet, IL 60432INDIANA
Department of Correction
Indiana Government Center South
302 W Washington St, Room E334
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2278Indiana State Prison
Box 41
Michigan City, IN 46360Indiana Boys School
501 W Main St
Plainfield, IN 46168IOWA
Department of Corrections
Capital Annex
523 E. 12 St
Des Moines, IA 50319-0001The Men's Reformatory
Box B
Anamosa, IA 52205Iowa State Penitentiary
Box 316
Fort Madison, IA 52627KANSAS
Department of Corrections
Landon State Office Building, 4th Floor
900 SW Jackson
Topeka, KS 66612-1284Hutchinson Correctional Facility
500 S Reformatory Rd
Box 1568
Hutchinson, KS 67504-1568Lansing Correctional Facility
Box 2
Lansing, KS 66043KENTUCKY
Department of Corrections
State Office Building
Frankfort, KY 40601Kentucky State Penitentiary
Box 128
Eddyville, KY 42038-0128LOUISIANA
Department of Public Safety and Corrections
PO Box 94304, Capital Station
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9304Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola, LA 70712MAINE
Department of Corrections
State House Station III
Augusta, ME 04333Maine State Prison
Box A
Thomaston, ME 04861Maine Youth Center
675 Westbrook St
South Portland, ME 04106MARYLAND
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Division of Correction
6776 Reisterstown Rd Ste 311
Baltimore, MD 21215-2342Maryland House of Correction
Box 534
Jessup, MD 20794Maryland Penitentiary
954 Forrest St
Baltimore, MD 21202Cheltenham Youth Facility
Cheltenham, MD 20623MASSACHUSETTS
Executive Office of Public Safety
Department of Correction
Saltonstall Office Building
100 Cambridge
Boston, MA 02202Bridgewater State Hospital
20 Administration Rd
Bridgewater, MA 02324Massachusetts Correctional Institution
Box 00
West Concord, MA 01742MICHIGAN Department of Corrections
Grandview Plaza Building
PO Box 30003
Lansing, MI 48909Michigan Reformatory
1342 W Main St
Ionia, MI 48846Adrian Training School
Box 218
Adrian, MI 49221 (Juveniles)Marquette Branch Prison
PO Box 779
Marquette, MI 49855State Prison of Southern Michigan
4000 Cooper St
Jackson, MI 49201MINNESOTA Department of Corrections
300 Bigelow Building
450 N Syndicate St
St Paul, MN 55104-4127Minnesota Correctional Facility-Red Wing
1079 Hwy 292
Red Wing, MN 55066Minnesota Correctional Facility-St Cloud
Box B
2305 Minnesota Blvd SE
St Cloud, MN 56302MISSISSIPPI
Department of Corrections
723 N President St
Jackson, MS 39202-3097MISSOURI Department of Corrections
PO Box 236
2729 Plaza Dr
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0236Jefferson City Correctional Center
Box 597
Jefferson City, MO 65102Boonville Correctional Center
PO Box 379
Boonville, MO 65233Chillicothe Correctional Center
1500 W 3rd
Chillicothe, MO 64601MONTANA
Department of Corrections and Human Services
Corrections Division
1539 11th Ave
Helena, MT 59620-1301Montana State Prison
400 Conley Lake Rd
Deer Lodge, MT 59722Pine Hills School
PO Box 1058
Miles City, MT 59301 (Juveniles)NEBRASKA Department of Correctional Services
Box 94661
Lincoln, NE 68509-4661Nebraska State Penitentiary
Box 2500
Lincoln, NE 68502-0500NEVADA
Department of Prison
Box 7011
Carson City, NV 89702-7011Nevada State Prison
Box 607
Carson City, NV 89702Nevada Youth Training Center
Box 469
Elko, NV 89801NEW HAMPSHIRE
Department of Corrections
PO Box 769
Concord, NH 03302-0769New Hampshire State Prison
Box 14
Concord, NH 03301New Hampshire Youth Development Center
1056 N River Rd
Manchester, NH 03104-1998NEW JERSEY Department of Corrections
Whittlesey Rd, CN-863
Trenton, NJ 08625-0863New Jersey State Prison
CN-861
Trenton, NJ 08625NEW MEXICO Corrections Department
PO Box 27116
Santa Fe, NM 87502-0116Penitentiary of New Mexico
Box 1059
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1059NEW YORK New York State Commission of Correction
Department of Correctional Services
State Office Building Campus
Albany, NY 12226Albion Correctional Facility
3595 State School Rd
Albion, NY 14411Auburn Correctional Facility
Box 618
135 State St
Auburn, NY 13021Clinton Correctional Facility
PO Box 2000
Dannemora, NY 12929Elmira Correctional Facility
Box 500
Davis & Bancroft Sts.
Elmira, NY 14902Fishkill Correctional Facility
Box 307 Prospect St
Beacon, NY 12508Sing Sing Correctional Facility
354 Hunter St
Ossining, NY 10562-5442NEW YORK CITY
New York City Department of Corrections
60 Hudson St
New York, NY 10013-4393NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Correction
214 W. Jones St
Raleigh, NC 27603-1337Division of Prisons
831 W Morgan St
Raleigh, NC 27603Central Prison
1300 Western Blvd
Raleigh, NC 27606NORTH DAKOTA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
PO Box 1898
Bismarck, ND 58502-5521North Dakota State Penitentiary
Box 5521
Bismarck, ND 58502-5521OHIO Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
1050 Freeway Dr N
Columbus, OH 43229Mansfield Correctional Institution
1150 N Main St
PO Box 1368
Mansfield, OH 44901OKLAHOMA
Department of Corrections
3400 Martin Luther King Jr Ave
Oklahoma, OK 73136-0400OREGON Department of Corrections
2575 Center St NE
Salem, OR 97310-0470Oregon State Penitentiary
2605 State St
Salem, OR 97310-0505PENNSYLVANIA Department of Corrections
Box 598
Camp Hill, PA 17011-0598State Correctional Institution-Huntingdon
1100 Pike St
Huntingdon, PA 16651-1112PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia Prison System
8201 State Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19136House of Correction
8001 State Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19136State Correctional Institution and Correctional
Diagnostic and Classification Center
Box 99901
Pittsburgh, PA 15233Holmsburg Prison
8215 Torresdale Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19136RHODE ISLAND Department of Corrections
40 Howard Ave
Cranston, RI 02920Rhode Island Training School
300 New London Ave
Cranston, RI 02920SOUTH CAROLINA Department of Corrections
4444 Broad River Rd
Box 21787
Columbia, SC 29221Wateree River Correctional Institution
PO Box 189
Rembert, SC 29128SOUTH DAKOTA
Department of Corrections
115 E Dakota Ave
Pierre, SD 57501-3216South Dakota State Penitentiary
Box 5911
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5911South Dakota Training School
Box 70
Plankinton, SD 57368-0070TENNESSEE
Department of Correction
Rachel Jackson State Office Building
320 Sixth Ave N
Nashville, TN 37243-0465Tennessee Prison for Women
Stewarts Lane
Nashville, TN 37243-0468Brushy Mountain Prison
PO Box 1000
Petros, TN 37845TEXAS Department of Criminal Justice
Institutional Division
Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342-0099Huntsville Unit
Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342Jester Unit I, II, and III
Horlen Rd
Richmond, TX 77469Jester Unit IV
2020 Imogene Rd
Richmond, TX 77469Wynne Unit
PO Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342UTAH Department of Corrections
6100 S 300 E
Salt Lake, UT 84107South Point Facilities
Box 250
Draper, UT 84020VERMONT Agency of Human Services
Department of Corrections
103 South Main St
Waterbury, VT 05671-1001VIRGINIA State Department of Corrections
Box 26963
6900 Atmore Dr
Richmond, VA 23261-6963Powhatan Correctional Center
State Farm, VA 23160Beaumont Learning Center
PO Box 491
Beaumont, VA 23014Hanover Learning Center
Hanover, VA 23069WASHINGTON Department of Corrections
PO Box 41100
Olympia, WA 98504-1100Washington State Penitentiary
Box 520 Walla Walla, WA 99362-1065WEST VIRGINIA Department of Public Safety
Division of Corrections
112 California Ave, Building 4
Charleston, WV 25305North Correctional Center
Rd 2, Box 1
Moundsville, WV 26041West Virginia Industrial School for Boys
Grafton, WV 26354Industrial Home for Youth
PO Box 7
Salem, WV 26375WISCONSIN Department of Corrections
Box 7925
149 E Wilson St
Madison, WI 53707-7925Waupun Correctional Institution
Box 351
Waupun, WI 53963-0351Green Bay Correctional Institution
Box 19033
Green Bay, WI 54307-0351WYOMING Department of Corrections
Herschler Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002Wyoming State Penitentiary
Box 400
Rawlins, WY 82301