Archive Record
Metadata
Title of Record Series |
Prison Journal |
Year Range from |
1897 |
Year Range to |
1959 |
Collection/Office |
Prison |
Catalog Number |
PN-4 |
Description |
Record of purchases made for the Lancaster County Prison. Records show date of purchase, from whom purchased, amount of purchase, and total purchases for the month. |
Finding Aids |
No index. |
Admin/Biographical History |
Lancaster's first prison was built not far from the banks of the Susquehanna River by its first Sheriff Robert Barber in 1729. This served as Lancaster's prison for nearly a decade until one was built within the confines of the city. In conjunction with the new prison constuction, a new law was enacted in 1850 which provided that the Sheriff no longer have control of the prison but instead prison inspectors and a prison warden. |