Statutes Relating to the Albany County Penitentiary is a practical reference that gathers historical laws, enactments, and official forms connected to the Albany County Penitentiary.
This edition presents the statutes in force across different years, along with sample forms that courts and officials used to record convictions, manage sentences, and outline agreements with other counties.
- Learn how convicts were to be housed, transported, and kept under state and county rules.
- See the structure for agreements between county boards of supervisors and the penitentiary, including payment terms per week of confinement.
- Find model forms for minutes of conviction, records of conviction, and the minutes of agreements that guided daily operations.
- Understand how state and local authorities coordinated the punishment and maintenance of inmates, including good conduct allowances and transfer procedures.
Ideal for researchers, students, and readers seeking a window into 19th‑century penal administration and the legal frameworks that supported county penitentiaries.This edition helps readers quickly locate the core statutes and the practical forms that accompanied them, offering clear, tangible insights into how law and administration met on the ground in Albany County.