Alabama Convict Department intake record for Ozie Powell, one of the nine "Scottsboro Boys" who were falsely accused of rape and tried in Scottsboro, Alabama.
The record was created when Powell was transferred from the Jackson County jail to Kilby Prison on April 27, 1931, following his initial trial and death sentence. It includes a photograph, fingerprints, biographical data, a physical description, and next of kin. The prison term typed on the card is...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/43900 |
| Summary: | The record was created when Powell was transferred from the Jackson County jail to Kilby Prison on April 27, 1931, following his initial trial and death sentence. It includes a photograph, fingerprints, biographical data, a physical description, and next of kin. The prison term typed on the card is "DEATH - TO BE ELECTROCUTED."
Each intake record is marked with a stamp reading "RECEIVED / January 15, 1931 / Governor's Office." The date of the stamp is incorrect and presumably the result of a clerk forgetting to change the year at the start of January 1932. The Alabama Supreme Court heard appeals on the Scottsboro Boys' death sentences on January 20, 1932. |
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