AGENCY: Board of Pardons and Parole
SERIES: 80460
TITLE: Correspondence
DATES: i 1914-1948; 1982-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological, thereunder alphabetical by surname
DESCRIPTION: The Board of Pardons corresponds with various court and other state officials, private citizens, and the prisoners themselves regarding parole status and criminal histories of individual inmates. Since the major responsibility of the Board is to determine how long a criminal offender should remain either in direct custody in prisons or jails, or under close supervision as a parolee, most correspondence relates to this decision. Routine correspondence about Board meetings, schedules, or agenda can also be found in the series.
Supporting documents are often attached to the correspondence, and these usually include court information reports and transcripts, or newspaper clippings or petitions about a particular case. Missing records include the files from 1923-1926 and from 1949-1981.
RETENTION
Permanent. Retain for 2 year(s)
DISPOSITION
Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule State agency executive correspondence, GRS-1758
AUTHORIZED: 11/13/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office for 2 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical
This series is one of the few kept by this office that documents its primary activities; therefore, it has evidentiary and historical value.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
SECONDARY DESIGNATION
Private
Controlled