1940s Mugshots
U.S. Penitentiary Records, 1875–1963 - Ancestry
Arizona, U.S., State Prison Records, 1875-1929 Free Index; California, U.S., Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, Prisoner Index, 1934-1963 Free; Georgia, U.S., U.S ...
https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/uspen/
How to look up prisoners and prison records | USAGov
Search by name for former inmates at each location to see if they served time there. You may be able to order copies of prisoners' records through NARA if they are available. Include the following information about the inmate in your request: Name (including middle name or initial) Date of birth or approximate age at the time of incarceration.
https://www.usa.gov/prisoner-records
Records of the Bureau of Prisons - National Archives
129.1 Administrative History. 129.2 General Records of The Bureau of Prisons and its Predecessors 1870-1978. 129.2.1 Administrative records. 129.2.2 Historical records. 129.3 Records of the Superintendent of Prisons and President, Boards of Parole 1907-31. 129.4 Records of Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 1930-43.
https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/129.html
Historical U.S. Prison Records Online - ThoughtCo
Nevada State Prison Inmate Case Files, 1863-1972. Search the online name index to the Nevada State Prison Inmate case files for prisoner records dating from 1863 to 1972. Copies of the actual records can be ordered from the Nevada State Archives if the former inmate is deceased and at least 30 years have passed since the close of the file.
https://www.thoughtco.com/historical-us-prison-records-online-1422333
Prison Records at the National Archives | National Archives
Enlarge Warden s notebook page, with mug shot, of Robert Stroud, 594-AZ, aka The Birdman of Alcatraz. , 1942 - 1942? National Archives Identifier 296722 Enlarge McNeil Island Penitentiary, Inside view of Old #1 cell house, 08/14/1935 National Archives Identifier: 299516 Alcatraz Alphabetical Index of Former Inmates of U.S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz, 1934 - 63 Digitized Documents Relating to the U.S.
https://www.archives.gov/research/prisons
California, U.S., Prison and Correctional Records, 1851-1950 - Ancestry.com
This collection includes a variety of records from state prisons and reform schools, including inmate registers, photo albums, photo identification cards, mug shots, and descriptive lists. Details will vary depending on the type of record, but the registers often include the following items: date and number of commitment; name; nativity ...
https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8833
Corrections Records | Archives - Colorado
Inmates – Records pertaining to individual State Reformatory inmates.Records are organized by inmate number. Use Archives Search in order to find the inmate number for the person you are researching.. Mug Shots 1927-1992; Parole Record 1898-1951; Prisoner's Record 1887-1939; The Reformatory – Records pertaining to the history and management life of the State Reformatory.
https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/corrections-records
IARA: Department of Correction - IN.gov
When the State Prison South was converted to a Reformatory, older prisoners and those accused of more serious crimes were sent to the Northern prison. At this time, all prisoners were assigned new numbers and mug shots were taken. A general database of the inmate record books dating from 1897 to 1966 may be searched at the Indiana Digital ...
https://www.in.gov/iara/divisions/state-archives/collections/department-of-correction/
Mugshots | NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive collections
Mugshots. A mug shot or mugshot is a photographic portrait of a person from the waist up, typically taken after a person is arrested made with a purpose to have a photographic record for identification purposes by victims, the public and investigators. A typical mug shot is two-part, with one side-view, and one front-view.
https://nara.getarchive.net/collections/inmate-mugshots
Getting Started - State Prisons: Historical Inmate Records - LibGuides ...
Inmate name (and alternative spellings of name) Inmate birth date; Inmate death date; Prison admission and discharge dates; You can search for an inmate using only their name, but your search will be much easier if you have more information before you start. Inmate name: The name you should search for is their name at the time of admission. For ...
https://libguides.mnhs.org/prison/gs
Ohio Incarceration Records Index Search - Ohio History Connection
Inmate numbers were reused, so if there are multiple entries with the same inmate number, it means that that person was admitted to the Industrial School multiple times! The Boys' Industrial School has gone by several names throughout its years of operation. It was called the State Reform Farm (or School) when it opened in 1857.
https://resources.ohiohistory.org/incarceration/