Board of Pardons records
Scope and Content
This group consists of one book kept by the Board’s clerk containing minutes and notes.
Dates
- 1883-1889
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
Historical Note
The Board of Pardons was established on April 26, 1883. It consisted of five members that were appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of either house of the General Assembly. All must be state residents, three must be attorneys, one skilled in one of the social sciences, and one a physician. The Board had jurisdiction over the granting of and authority to grant, commutations of punishment or releases, conditional or absolute, commutations from the penalty of death, and pardons, conditional or absolute. On July 1, 2004, the Board of Pardons was replaced by Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles.
See also the Board of Pardons Agency History.
Extent
0.25 cubic feet
Abstract
The Board of Pardons had jurisdiction over the granting of and authority to grant, commutations of punishment or releases, conditional or absolute, commutations from the penalty of death, and pardons, conditional or absolute.
Provenance
The only records in the State Library are notes and minutes in a single volume evidently found in 1927 in the Aetna Life Insurance Co.
- Connecticut. Board of Pardons -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Pardon -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- RG 025, Board of Pardons
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
