Rhode Island State Prison and Providence County Jail records (490)
Rhode Island State Archives
Rhode Island State Archives337 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-222-2353
Fax: 401-222-3199
email: statearchives@sos.ri.gov
Collection Overview
| Title: | Rhode Island State Prison and Providence County Jail records |
| Date range: | 1789-1972 |
| Creator: | Rhode Island State Prison (Providence, R.I.) |
| Extent: | 95.8 cubic feet other |
| Abstract: | The Rhode Island State Prison and Providence County Jail records contain information on all aspects of the administration of the Providence County Prison and the Rhode Island State Prison over a span of nearly two hundred years. It also provides a wealth of information on those incarcerated. The collection contains correspondence, legal papers, reports, logs and registers, medical records and financial papers. |
| Language of materials: | English. |
| Repository: | Rhode Island State Archives |
| Collection number: | 490 |
