Oregon State Archives

Oregon Historical County Records Guide

Clackamas County Records Inventory

Prisoners Registers

1891-1964

Series tracks individuals incarcerated in the county jail. Information includes prisoner identification number; date entered; name, address, age, birth date, height and weight, eye and hair color, and nationality of prisoner; arrest date; arresting officer; crime committed; sentence; bail; court; release date; and remarks. Prisoner registers, which may also be referred to as jail lists, have been inventoried through 1965. Access to portions of these records may be restricted for 25 years after termination of custody by Oregon Revised Statute 192.496(3).

Records at the Clackamas County Sheriff's North Station Building, Lobby Exhibit Case:
[Jail Register], 1891-1925 (1 volume);
[Jail Register and Mug Book-includes photographs-with index], 1929-1964 (1 volume).

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Phone (503) 373-0701
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reference.archives@state.or.us
800 Summer St NE
Salem, OR 97310-1349