Characteristics and Movement of Felons in California Prisons, 1851-1964

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Principal Investigator(s): Messinger, Sheldon

Summary: Felons in the California prison system are documented in this data collection. The data are arranged by year and type of movement within the prison system, and include admissions, paroles, parole violations, suspensions or reinstatements of parole, discharges, deaths, and executions. Each record contains information on certain characteristics of the person involved, such as age at admission, race, marital status, education, military history, occupation, number of prior arrests, escape record, da... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07971.v3

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