[Folsom State Prison ledger]

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Loose pages from a ledger documenting prisoners at Folsom State Prison, organized by prisoner number (8091-8186) and including mugshots with handwritten notes listing names, years imprisoned and crime(s), dates received and discharged/paroled, and other relevant information.

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[24] p. : ill., ports.

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Folsom State Prison 1911-09-08/1912-01-09.

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Loose pages from a ledger documenting prisoners at Folsom State Prison, organized by prisoner number (8091-8186) and including mugshots with handwritten notes listing names, years imprisoned and crime(s), dates received and discharged/paroled, and other relevant information.

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[24] p. : ill., ports.

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The crimes committed by the men listed above included forgery, felony, robbery, burglary, assault to commit robbery, attempted burglary, receiving stolen property, violation of section 601 of the penal code (threat of violence and entry to home or workplace without permission), violation of section 606 of the penal code (harassing a child or ward of another person due to their employment), violation of section 476 of penal code (passing a fictitious check), grand larceny, petty larceny, embezzlement, crimes against nature, assault with a deadly weapon, manslaughter, 2nd degree murder, 1st degree murder, 1st degree possession, assault/rape, lewd and lascivious acts, and bigamy.

The counties in which these crimes were committed were Sacramento, Alameda, Santa Clara, Los Angeles, San Joaquin, Napa, San Diego, Imperial, San Francisco, Tehama, Solano, Sonoma, Riverside, Calaveras, Butte, Ventura, Placer, Stanislaus, Shasta, Yuba, Kern, San Bernadino, Kings, Plumas, and San Mateo.

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  • Preferred Citation: Convicted and Sentenced Collection (AR0947), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • 1911-09-08/1912-01-09

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Folsom State Prison. [Folsom State Prison ledger], text, 1911-09-08/1912-01-09; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1840848/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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