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Ancestry.com - New York, Clinton Prison Admission Ledgers, 1851-1866, 1926-1939 $

Original source: Clinton Prison. Inmate admission ledgers, 1846, 1851

Ancestry.com - New York, Discharges of Convicts, 1882-1915 $

Original source: New York (State) Department of State. Discharges of Convicts by Commutation of Sentences, 1883

Ancestry.com - New York, Executive Orders for Commutations, Pardons, Restorations and Respites, 1845-1931 $

Original source: New York (State) Department of State. Executive restorations of citizenship rights, 1869

Ancestry.com - New York, Governor's Registers of Commitments to Prisons, 1842-1908 $

Original source: Governor

Ancestry.com - New York, Prisoners Received at Newgate State Prison, 1797-1810 $

Original source: State Prison of the City of New York. Register of prisoners received, 1797

Ancestry.com - New York, Sing Sing Prison Admission Registers, 1865-1939 $

Original source: Sing Sing Prison. Inmate admission registers, 1842

Before the Needles - New York

A detailed listing of executions that occurred under civil authority in New York. Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

New York Blacksheep Ancestors

Directory of links for prison and convict records, court records, executions, famous outlaws, criminals & bandits.

New York State Archives - Prison and Reformatory Records

The State Archives holds numerous inmate registers, cards, and case files from several State correctional facilities.