Inside the collection
Opening the records...
Carceral Collections / The Search Desk
Start with a name, a place, or a question. Follow the paper trail through court files, photographs, prison records, and the stories behind them.
Try a full name, a town, or a phrase like “convict leasing.” Choose a record type or topic to narrow the collection. Web results appear separately and open at their original source. On a keyboard, press / to jump to search.