Ancestry.com has a database titled " New York, Great Meadow Correctional Facility Records, 1911-1933 " that includes 42 records for people born in Greece. New York State Archives Ancestry.com.  New York, Great Meadow Correctional Facility Records, 1911-1933  [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Great Meadow Correctional Facility Registers, 1906-1942, Series: B2401-15, B2396-16, B2399-16. New York State Archives, Albany, NY, USA. About New York, Great Meadow Correctional Facility Records, 1911-1933 Opened in 1911, Great Meadow Correctional Facility was the fourth male state prison in New York. The volumes in this collection include information on inmates who were received into the prison between the years 1911 and 1933. Several different types of records, including admission registers, parole registers, and registers of aliens are included in this collection. What You Can Find in the Records Registers recorded the inmate’s...

Ancestry.com has a database titled " New York, Auburn Prison Records, 1816-1942 " which includes 152 people born in Greece .   About New York, Auburn Prison Records, 1816-1942 Constructed in 1817, Auburn Prison (currently known as Auburn Correctional Facility) was the second state prison in New York. The volumes in this collection include information on inmates who were received into the prison between the years 1816 and 1942. Several different types of records, including registers of male inmates received/discharged, registers of female inmates received/discharged, registers of sentences, registers of foreign-born inmates, registers of commutations of male and female inmates are included in this collection. What You Can Find in the Records Early registers recorded the inmate’s name, county tried in, crime, dates of conviction and admission, sentence, alias, and county received from. Personal details may include age, place of birth, marital and family status, residence, ...

May 10, 2017  Ancestry.com  added a new database titled  Montana Prison Records, 1861-1968  that  contains 64 records for people that have been born in Greece.   If you do not have a subscription to Ancestry.com, remember that you can access the program at most of your local libraries for  FREE. ----- Source Information Montana Historical Society Ancestry.com.  Montana, Prison Records, 1861-1968  [database on-line]. Lehi, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Montana, Prison Records, 1869-1974. Montana State Historical Society, Helena, Montana. ----- Description of Database Was your ancestor admitted into Montana State or County prison? Search through these prison records that were recorded between the years of 1861 and 1968 to find a descriptive list or register of the prisoner. In this collection you may find: Name of Prisoner Date of admission Age at admission Birth place ...

Ancestry.com  has a database titled IOWA, CONSECUTIVE REGISTERS OF CONVICTS, 1867-1970   Discover the black sheep in your family who served time in Iowa in these records from the Iowa State Penitentiary, Anamosa State Penitentiary, and Iowa State Reformatory for Women. There are 86 entries for people born in Greece. If you do not have a subscription to Ancestry.com, remember that you can access the program at most of your local libraries for  FREE. Description of Database from Ancestry.com Within this collection, you’ll find convict registers from three Iowa state penitentiaries: the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison, established in 1839; the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa; and the Iowa State Reformatory for Women in Rockwell City. Fort Madison was the first state penitentiary in Iowa, established while Iowa was still a U.S. territory, seven years before statehood. The registers for Fort Madison include entries from 1867–1970 and are complete from Ma...

Ancestry.com  has a database titled NEW YORK, SING SING PRISON ADMISSION REGISTERS, 1865-1939.   "Safe blowers, pickpockets, confidence men, thieves, porch climbers, counterfeiters, vagrants, and false pretenders. Did your not-so-upstanding ancestor spend some time in the infamous Sing Sing Prison in New York?" There are 162 entries for people born in Greece. If you do not have a subscription to Ancestry.com, remember that you can access the program at most of your local libraries for  FREE. Description of Database from Ancestry.com Sing Sing Prison opened in Ossining, New York, in 1826. The volumes in this collection include information on inmates who were received into the prison between the years 1852 and 1938. The format of the registers changed over time, and slightly different information was recorded for different periods. What You Can Find in the Records Early registers recorded the inmate’s name, county tried in, crime, dates of conviction and admis...

Ancestry.com has a database titled CALIFORNIA, PRISON AND CORRECTIONAL RECORDS, 1851-1950.   Did your California relatives run afoul of the law?  Discover the black sheep in your family who served in historic San Quentin and Folsom State Prisons, as well as several reform schools. There are 733 entries for people born in Greece. If you do not have a subscription to Ancestry.com, remember that you can access the program at most of your local libraries for FREE. Description of Database from Ancestry.com When California became a state in 1850, the waves of prospectors rushing to the gold fields included those seeking opportunity and a criminal element as well. The need for a place to incarcerate criminals was at first met by prison ships, but that proved inadequate. Point San Quentin was chosen as the site for California's oldest prison, San Quentin, which was built by prisoners held on the prison ship  Waban  and opened in 1852. It originally held m...