SC Archives Summary Guide

South Carolina Archives Series Description

Sergeant's Daily Reports, 1963-1965  

 


CALL NUMBER:        S 132015


 

CREATOR:  Dept. of Corrections.

 

TITLE:  Sergeant's daily reports

 

DATE:  1963-1965

 

VOLUME:  2.00 volumes

 

ARRANGEMENT:  Series arranged in reverse chronological order.

 

SUMMARY SCOPE NOTE:  This series was used to record the daily inmate population in the various correctional institutions.  This series consists of a sergeant's daily report form which reflects prison, death house, date, night count, yard total, grand total, authorized absentees, and total number of persons gained, lost, and transferred.  Prisoners are listed by name, number, and race as their status in the prison changes and they are to be counted in another unit of the department.

 

GENERAL NOTE:  This series has been superseded in the agency by the Daily Strength Reports.

 

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 Dept. of Corrections.