DOI: 10.3886/icpsr07971
title: Characteristics and Movement of Felons in California Prisons, 1851-1964
title: Archival Version

description: Felons in the California prison system are documented in this data collection. The data are arranged by year and type of movement within the prison system, and include admissions, paroles, parole violations, suspensions or reinstatements of parole, discharges, deaths, and executions. Each record contains information on certain characteristics of the person involved, such as age at admission, race, marital status, education, military history, occupation, number of prior arrests, escape record, date and type of releases, and parole violations.
description: Datasets: 
 
 DS0: Study-Level Files 
 DS1: Male Admissions 1945 
 DS2: Male Paroles 1945 
 DS3: Male Admissions 1957 
 DS4: Male Parole 1957 
 DS5: Male Suspension of Parole 1957 
 DS6: Male Reinstatement of Parole 1957 
 DS7: Male Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1957 
 DS8: Male Institutional Termination 1957 
 DS9: Male Admissions 1964 
 DS10: Male Parole 1964 
 DS11: Male Suspension of Parole 1964 
 DS12: Male Reinstatement of Parole 1964 
 DS13: Male Parole Violators Returned to Prison 1964 
 DS14: Male Institutional Termination 1964 
 DS15: Male Active Parole Termination 1964 
 DS16: Male Inactive Parole Termination 1964 
 DS17: Female Admission to Prison 1945 
 DS18: Female Parole Release 1945 
 DS19: Female Suspension of Parole 1945 
 DS20: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1945 
 DS21: Female Institutional Termination 1945 
 DS22: Female Active Parole Termination 1945 
 DS23: Female Admission to Prison 1946 
 DS24: Female Parole Release 1946 
 DS25: Female Suspension of Parole 1946 
 DS26: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1946 
 DS27: Female Institutional Termination 1946 
 DS28: Female Active Parole Termination 1946 
 DS29: Female Inactive Parole Termination 1946 
 DS30: Female Admission to Prison 1947 
 DS31: Female Parole Release 1947 
 DS32: Female Suspension of Parole 1947 
 DS33: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1947 
 DS34: Female Institutional Termination 1947 
 DS35: Female Active Parole Termination 1947 
 DS36: Female Inactive Parole Termination 1947 
 DS37: Female Admission to Prison 1948 
 DS38: Female Parole Release 1948 
 DS39: Female Suspension of Parole 1948 
 DS40: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1948 
 DS41: Female Institutional Termination 1948 
 DS42: Female Active Parole Termination 1948 
 DS43: Female Admission to Prison 1949 
 DS44: Female Parole Release 1949 
 DS45: Female Suspension of Parole 1949 
 DS46: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1949 
 DS47: Female Institutional Termination 1949 
 DS48: Female Active Parole Termination 1949 
 DS49: Female Admission to Prison 1950 
 DS50: Female Parole Release 1950 
 DS51: Female Suspension of Parole 1950 
 DS52: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1950 
 DS53: Female Institutional Termination 1950 
 DS54: Female Active Parole Termination 1950 
 DS55: Female Admission to Prison 1951 
 DS56: Female Parole Release 1951 
 DS57: Female Suspension of Parole 1951 
 DS58: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1951 
 DS59: Female Institutional Termination 1951 
 DS60: Female Active Parole Termination 1951 
 DS61: Female Admission to Prison 1952 
 DS62: Female Parole Release 1952 
 DS63: Female Suspension of Parole 1952 
 DS64: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1952 
 DS65: Female Institutional Termination 1952 
 DS66: Female Active Parole Termination 1952 
 DS67: Female Admission to Prison 1953 
 DS68: Female Parole Release 1953 
 DS69: Female Suspension of Parole 1953 
 DS70: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1953 
 DS71: Female Institutional Termination 1953 
 DS72: Female Active Parole Termination 1953 
 DS73: Female Inactive Parole Termination 1953 
 DS74: Female Admission to Prison 1954 
 DS75: Female Parole Release 1954 
 DS76: Female Suspension of Parole 1954 
 DS77: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1954 
 DS78: Female Institutional Termination 1954 
 DS79: Female Active Parole Termination 1954 
 DS80: Female Inactive Parole Termination 1954 
 DS81: Female Admission to Prison 1955 
 DS82: Female Suspension of Parole 1955 
 DS83: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1955 
 DS84: Female Institutional Termination 1955 
 DS85: Female Active Parole Termination 1955 
 DS86: Female Inactive Parole Termination 1955 
 DS87: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1958 
 DS88: Female Institutional Termination 1958 
 DS89: Female Admission to Prison 1959 
 DS90: Female Parole Release 1959 
 DS91: Female Suspension of Parole 1959 
 DS92: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1959 
 DS93: Female Institutional Termination 1959 
 DS94: Female Active Parole Termination 1959 
 DS95: Female Inactive Parole Termination 1959 
 DS96: Female Admission to Prison 1960 
 DS97: 1960 Female Parole Release 
 DS98: Female Suspension of Parole 1960 
 DS99: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1960 
 DS100: Female Institutional Termination 1960 
 DS101: Female Active Parole Termination 1960 
 DS102: Female Admission to Prison 1961 
 DS103: Female Parole Release 1961 
 DS104: Female Suspension of Parole 1961 
 DS105: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1961 
 DS106: Female Institutional Termination 1961 
 DS107: Female Active Parole Termination 1961 
 DS108: Female Inactive Parole Termination 1961 
 DS109: Female Admission to Prison 1962 
 DS110: Female Parole Releases 1962 
 DS111: Female Reinstatement of Parole, 1962 
 DS112: Female Institutional Termination 1962 
 DS113: Female Active Parole Termination 1962 
 DS114: Female Admission to Prison 1963 
 DS115: Female Parole Release 1963 
 DS116: Female Suspension of Parole 1963 
 DS117: Female Reinstatement of Parole 1963 
 DS118: Female Parole Violators Returned to Prison 1963 
 DS119: Female Institutional Termination 1963 
 DS120: Female Active Parole Termination 1963 
 DS121: Female Inactive Parole Termination 1963 
 DS122: Female Admission to Prison 1964 
 DS123: Female Parole Release 1964 
 DS124: Female Suspension of Parole 1964 
 DS125: Female Reinstatement of Parole 1964 
 DS126: Female Parole Violator Returned to Prison 1964 
 DS127: Female Institutional Termination 1964 
 DS128: Female Active Parole Termination 1964 
 DS129: Female Inactive Parole Termination 1964 
 DS130: 1851-1865 California Prison Sample 
 DS131: 1866-1880 California Prison Sample 
 DS132: 1881-1895 California Prison Sample 
 DS133: 1896-1910 California Prison Sample 
 DS134: 1911-1925 California Prison Sample 
 DS135: 1926-1935 California Prison Sample 
 DS136: 1936-1944 California Prison Sample 
 DS137: Codebook-listed-to-tape for Datasets 0130-0136 
 DS138: Codebook for Parts 1-129
description: All male and female felons committed to the Director of Corrections in California for the years 1851 to 1964.