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The Wardens of Sing Sing are appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. [1] Elam Lynds (1825–1830) Robert Wiltse (1830–1840) David L. Seymour (1840–1843) William H. Peck (warden) (1843–1845) Hiram P. Rowell (1845–1848) Chauncey Smith (1848–1849) Edward L. Potter (January, 1849) Alfred R ...
State Prison at Sing Sing, New York, an 1855 engraving. Sing Sing was the fifth prison constructed by New York state authorities. In 1824, the New York Legislature gave Elam Lynds, warden of Auburn Prison and a former United States Army captain, the task of constructing a new, more modern prison.
Pages in category "Wardens of Sing Sing" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Lewis Edward Lawes (September 13, 1883 – April 23, 1947) was a prison warden and a proponent of prison reform. During his 21-year tenure at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, he supervised the executions of 303 prisoners. [1] [2]
Captain Elam Lynds (1784–1855) was a prison warden and was known for his carceral innovations, such as producing goods for sale outside of prisons for profit, instituting absolute silence among prisoners at all times, and solitary confinement of prisoners at night, and for his cruelty as a warden. [1]
Robert John Kirby (October 20, 1889 – January 15, 1944) was the Warden of Sing Sing prison from 1941 until 1944. Highly regarded for his integrity, Kirby brought respect back to the administration of Sing Sing, and order to the prison after the often controversial tenure of Lewis Lawes.
Thomas Mott Osborne (September 23, 1859 – October 20, 1926) was an American prison officer, prison reformer, industrialist and New York State political reformer. [1] In an assessment of Osborne's life, a New York Times book reviewer wrote: "His career as a penologist was short, but in the interval of the few years he served he succeeded in revolutionizing American prison reform, if not ...
Lewis E. Lawes, who wrote the book that is the basis of the film, was the warden of Sing Sing at the time of the filming and approved the screenplay. He influenced preliminary versions of the script with suggestions and verified that all of the film's scenes followed the actual procedures used at Sing Sing. [3]