Some column heads are unusual by to-day's standards, at least their wording is. ‘Color’ instead of
race, ‘Parents’ instead of next-of-kin, ‘Social Relations’ instead of marital status. ‘Habits of Life’ seemed focused on destructive life style issues, principally alcohol abuse. Most were
put down as ‘bad’ or ‘intemperate,’ many as ‘good,’ only a few as ‘fair.’ The book had no addresses for in-mates or parents. Such contact data must have been in arrest records.
Some column heads are unusual by today's standards, at least their wording is. “Color” instead of race, “Parents” instead of next-of-kin, “Social Relations” instead of marital status.

“Habits of Life” seemed focused on destructive life style issues, principally alcohol abuse. Most were put down as “bad” or “intemperate,” many as “good,” only a few as “fair.”

The book had no addresses for inmates or parents. Such contact data must have been in arrest records. Neither were there inmate ID numbers. With so few inmates at any one time -- rarely more than 2 dozen, often fewer than a dozen -- ID numbers were not viewed as necessary to keep track of them.