South Carolina Archives Series Description
CALL NUMBER: S 132003
CREATOR: Central Correctional Institution (S.C.)
TITLE: Commitments of prisoners
DATE: 1900-1964
VOLUME: 28.00 cubic ft.
ARRANGEMENT: Series arranged by county and thereunder chronologically.
SUMMARY SCOPE NOTE: This series consists of documents related to the commitment of prisoners to the state penitentiary. Information includes prisoner's name, county in which convicted, type of crime, sentence, sentence date, and name of presiding judge. Additionally, files may also contain other documents relevant to their individual case, including information on parole.
GENERAL NOTE: Boxes 1 and 2 both contain commitments from various counties. Inclusive dates of commitments vary from county to county.
LINKING NOTE: A separate record, entitled Agency history record, has been written for the Dept. of Corrections describing the functions and history of the agency.
HIERARCHICAL NOTE: Forms part of the records of the Central Correctional Institution of the Dept. of Corrections.