Archives of Manitoba

Correctional Institution registers

A 0017

1874-1978

6 cu. ft. of textual records
12 volumes

Under the Manitoba Gaols Act, the Attorney General was given the role of Superintendant of Gaols and was responsible for ensuring that administration of correctional institutes was in compliance with the Act. Legislation required that gaolers submit semi-annual returns listing the names of prisoners, the municipality in which the offences were committed and the offender contained, dates of offender admittance and discharge, and the amount due to the Province for the care and maintenance of each prisoner.

Series consists of registers, or calendars, for various judicial districts within the Province of Manitoba. Records summarize the demographics of inmate populations including the names of the prisoners, municipalities where the offence was committed, date of admittance and discharge, nature of the offense, and the amount due to the Province for the care and maintenance of each prisoner. Series also includes prisoner committal ledgers, guard report books from Headingley Correctional Institution and the Portage Provincial Jail, and registers documenting return of prisoners committed, punishment, prisoner descriptions and statistics.

Arranged chronologically.

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