Name Date Year Source Location Era
Photo of inmates playing baseball Baseball game in the yard in Pontiac State Reformatory, Pontiac Illinois unknown unknown Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of inmates plaing baseball Baseball game inside prison yard at Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, IL unknown ca 1930 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of inmates playing baseball Baseball game inside prison yard at Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, IL unknown ca 1930 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of the wall at Joliet Behind the wall at Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, IL unknown ca 1930 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of convicts working near quarry Convicts working the quarry near the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1930 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of the entrance to Joliet Entrance to the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1936 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of Fieldwork at Dwight Fieldwork at Women's Correctional Facility, Dwight, IL photo unknown ca 1936 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly 1871 Commissioners of the Penitentiary Minority Report p1 1-Dec 1869 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly 1871 Commissioners of the Penitentiary Minority Report p2 1-Dec 1869 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly 1871 Commissioners of the Penitentiary Minority Report p3 1-Dec 1869 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly 1871 Commissioners of the Penitentiary Minority Report p4 1-Dec 1869 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Report of the Joint Committee Jan 24, 1872 regarding the state penitentiary p1 19-Jun 1871 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Report of the Joint Committee Jan 24, 1872 regarding the state penitentiary p2 19-Jun 1871 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Report of the Joint Committee Jan 24, 1872 regarding the state penitentiary p3 19-Jun 1871 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Report of the Joint Committee Jan 24, 1872 regarding the state penitentiary p4 19-Jun 1871 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Report of the Joint Committee Jan 24, 1872 regarding the state penitentiary p5 19-Jun 1871 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Report of the Joint Committee Jan 24, 1872 regarding the state penitentiary p6 19-Jun 1871 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Report of the Joint Committee Jan 24, 1872 regarding the state penitentiary p7 19-Jun 1871 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Illinois Reports to the General Assembly Report of the Joint Committee Jan 24, 1872 regarding the state penitentiary p8 19-Jun 1871 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of hospital at Joliet Illinois State Penitentiary hospital at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1930 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of library at Joliet Illinois State Penitentiary library at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1930 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of inmates in the yard at Pontiac Inmates in yard at Pontiac State Reformatory at Pontiac, IL unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Complaint about prison labor Letter to Governor Altgeld complaining about prison labor from A&H Gates p1 27-Apr 1893 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Complaint about prison labor Letter to Governor Altgeld complaining about prison labor from A&H Gates p2 27-Apr 1893 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of modely prisoners Model prisoners in the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of model prisoners Model prisoners with an official in the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Mother's plea for her son's pardon Mother's plea for her son's pardon from the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois January 29, 2893 20-Jan 1893 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of officials at Joliet Officers of the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois group photo 30-Jun 1899 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Petition to stop prison labor Petition to Governor Altgeld to stop the use of convict labor from the Wholesale Saddlery Associate p1 17-Nov 1893 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Petition to stop prison labor Petition to Governor Altgeld to stop the use of convict labor from the Wholesale Saddlery Associate p2 17-Nov 1893 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of brooms made at Joliet Photo of brooms made at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of chair made at Joliet Photo of chair made at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo if men in striped uniforms at Joliet Photo of men in striped uniforms in yard of Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown unknown Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of men marching at Joliet Photo of men marching in formation at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of Oakedale Women's Reformatory Photo of Oakedale Women's Reformatory (called Dwight Correctional Center in 1973) at Dwight, Illinois unknown ca 1936 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of Receiving Room at Joliet Photo of visitor's receiving room at the Illinois State Penitentiary unknown ca 1900 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of women in sewing room at Dwight Photo of women in the sewing room at the Oakdale Reformatory for Women at Dwight, Illinois unknown ca 1936 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of women wrangling chickens at Dwight Photo of women raising chickens at the Oakdale Reformatory for Women at Dwight, Illinois unknown ca 1936 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Plea for clemency for Henry Foster Plea for clemency for Henry Foster Jan 23, 1893 23-Jan 1893 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of classroom at Pontiac Pontiac State Reformatory classroom at Pontiac, Illinois unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of typing class at Pontiac Pontiac State Reformatory typing class at Pontiac, Illinois unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of prison band at Joliet Prison band at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1900 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of prison official and his family Prison official and his family posing in front of the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Prioner baseball team photo Prisoner baseball team group photo, presumably taken at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, IL unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Prisoners playing baseball outside the yard Prisoners, presumably of the Illinois state Penitentiary in Joliet, Illinois playing baseball outside the prison yard unknown ca 1920 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Request for pardon for Patrick Brooks Request for pardon of Patrick Brooks to Governor Altgeld 18-Feb 1893 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Request for pardon from Clarence Darrow Request from Clarence Darrow to Governor Altgeld for release of 2 boys from Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 27-Feb 1893 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Rules for Convicts 1874 Rules for Government of Convicts in Illinois 1874 p1 30-Nov 1874 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Rules for Convicts for 1874 Rules for Government of Convicts in Illinois 1874 p2 30-Nov 1874 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Photo of shoe factory at Illinois Shoe factory at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois unknown ca 1930 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of crimes committed 1874 Table of crimes committed by convicts at Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1874 30-Nov 1874 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of former occupations 1874 Table of former occupations of convicts at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1874 p1 30-Nov 1874 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of former occupations 1874 Table of former occupations of convicts at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1874 p2 30-Nov 1874 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of former occupations 1896 Table of former occupations of convicts at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1896 p1 30-Sep 1896 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of former occupations 1896 Table of former occupations of convicts at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1896 p2 30-Sep 1896 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of occupations 1896 Table of former occupations of convicts at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1896 p3 30-Sep 1896 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of inmates received Table of inmates received by county 1870-1872 at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1896 p1 30-Nov 1872 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of imates recieved Table of inmates received by county 1870-1872 at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1896 p2 30-Nov 1872 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of nationality of convicts 1896 Table of nationality of convicts at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1896 p1 30-Sep 1896 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of nationality of convicts 1896 Table of nationality of convicts at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1896 p2 30-Sep 1896 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of nativity 1874 Table of nativity of convicts 1873-1874 in the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 30-Nov 1874 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of parental descent 1874 Table of parental descent of convicts at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1894 30-Sep 1894 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of parental descent 1895 Table of parental descent of convicts at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1895 30-Sep 1895 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of beliefs 1874 Table of religious belief, education and habits of life of convicts in the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1874 30-Nov 1874 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of beliefs 1896 Table of religious belief, education and habits of life of convicts in the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1896 30-Sep 1896 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of physical traits 1896 Table of sex and color of convicts and recommitments at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1896 30-Sep 1896 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Table of physical traits 1874 Table of sex and color of convicts and recommitments at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois 1874 30-Nov 1874 Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive
Yard formations at Pointiac Yard formations at Pontiac State Reformatory, Pontiac, Illinois unknown unknown Illinois governor's office Illinois State Archives Progressive

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