Rare Prison Records Added to Digital Prison Archive

Rare Prison Records Added to Digital Prison Archive

We’re pleased to announce the addition of new historical materials to our publicly accessible DIGITAL PRISON ARCHIVE from the House of Refuge for Women, New York’s first ‘reformatory’ for women, located in Hudson, NY.

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Pontiac, Illinois Prison History: Local and Online

Pontiac, Illinois Prison History: Local and Online

We’re pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource on prison history, a Pontiac Correctional Facility bibliography developed by our 2017 summer intern Sara Millender.

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#GivingTuesday Drive Launches Prison Memory Site in America’s Heartland

#GivingTuesday Drive Launches Prison Memory Site in America’s Heartland

On November 29, 2016, we launch a campaign to raise funds to support an exciting new initiative -- the development of a new site of prison memory in the state of Illinois. On #GivingTuesday, please donate to help us get on the Mother Road...

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Buckley Receives Hackman Research Residency Award from the New York State Archives

Buckley Receives Hackman Research Residency Award from the New York State Archives

Prison Public Memory Project Hudson (NY) Site Coordinator Brian Buckley has received an award from the New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust to pursue research using historical records in the New York State Archives. 

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Press Release: Community Readings and Conversations in Hudson, NY

Press Release: Community Readings and Conversations in Hudson, NY

Marking Black History Month 2014, The Prison Public Memory Project and Staley B. Keith Social Justice Center are sponsoring community readings and dialogues in Hudson, NY in partnership with the Hudson Area Library and REV Coffeehouse.  

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Russ Immarigeon Receives Fellowship from the New York State Archives

Russ Immarigeon Receives Fellowship from the New York State Archives

Prison Public Memory Project collaborator Russ Immarigeon was awarded a research fellowship from the New York State Archives in support of his ongoing research into the history of the New York State Training School for Girls in Hudson, NY. 

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