I am sorry--I forgot to tell you the important thing--details of what your relative was in prison for in 1930 will be in the Circuit Court Records of the county from which he was found guilty and sent to prison. In 1930 there will be very little about this in his prison file--as a rule anyway. Kate -----Original Message----- From: Kate Mullins [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:07 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: [MISSISSIPPI] Need Another Look Please The Prison does exist-the place is Parchman-the name of the facility is something like the Mississippi State Penitenary --located some 60 miles south of Memphis in the Delta. Kate -----Original Message----- From: Jim Savage [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] Need Another Look Please Archives and Library Search Room > Attn: Reference Desk > P.O. Box 571 > Jackson, MS 39205-0571 > > Telephone: 601-359-6876 > Fax: 601-359-6964 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen D Rogers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 8:05 PM Subject: [MISSISSIPPI] Need Another Look Please | This is regarding a great cousin that was in prison. | Fuller Mabry, African American, in 1930 Sunflower County, MS. | 29-April-1930 In parchment state penitentiary. | How can I get the records? The prison does not exist anymore I think? | Would I write Mississippi Department of Corrections? | | Anxiously Awaiting Good Reply, | | Karen (aka Kay) | | | ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== | To subscribe and Unsubscribe with ease, visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi and scroll down and click the appropriate link for the list you want, then click on Send | | ============================== | Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration | Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 | ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237