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United States Penitentiary: Leavenworth
Inmate Case Files 1895-1952
Jake Ersland
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The Paradox of the Inmate File
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“69,937 and Counting”
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“Leavenworth is Hell and I guess I’m the chief devil.”
-Warden Robert W. McLaughry, 1901
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What is in the files?
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Inmate Photograph
Mug Shot
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Record Sheet
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Personal Data Sheet
• Place of birth
• Names of parents
• Permanent address
• Religion
• Education
• Vices
• And More
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Fingerprints
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Daily Work Record
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Hospital Record
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• Physician’s
• Exam of Inmate
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Correspondence Log
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Personal Correspondence
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Trusty Prisoner’s Agreement
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Sentence of Court
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What did I do?
Mailing
Obscene
Material
What did I do?What was I convicted of?
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What did I do?What did I do?What was I convicted of?
Murder
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What was I convicted of?
Robbing a Post Office
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What was I convicted of?
Robbing a Post Office
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What was I convicted of?
Larceny
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What was I convicted of?
Larceny
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What was I convicted of?
Counterfeiting
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What crime was I convicted of ?
Adultery
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What was I convicted of?
Selling Liquor to Indians
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What was I convicted of?
Violation of Banking Laws
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What was I convicted of?
• Murder
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The Size of Inmate Files
• Early files are fairly sparse
• Grew as the bureaucracy grew
• Social Interview
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Privacy Act Restrictions
• Inmate entered at least 72 years ago
• Born at least 100 years ago
• Inmate is deceased and researcher can prove it
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The Women
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Common Mistakes
• Kansas State Penitentiary
• US Disciplinary Barracks
• Soldiers Home
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Contact Information
• National Archives @ Kansas City• 400 West Pershing• Kansas City, Mo 64108• [email protected]• 816-268-8000
mailto:[email protected]
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BOP-Contact Information
• Bureau of Prisons• 320 First St., NW• Washington, DC 20534 • 202-307-3198 • www.bop.gov• [email protected]
http://www.bop.gov/mailto:[email protected]
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“The Horse Whisperer”