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Inmate Case Files series

  • S 79
  • Series
  • 1891-1994

This series consists of records created, accumulated and used between 1891 and 1994 by the Dominion Department of Justice (1891-1906); the Saskatchewan Department of the Attorney General (1906-1915); the Department of Public Works (1906-1947); the Department of Social Welfare (1947-1949); the Department of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation (1949-1965); the Department of Welfare (1965-1972); the Department of Social Services (1972-1983); and the Department of Justice(1983-1994) for the administration of inmates housed in various correctional facilities throughout the province. These correctional facilities include the Regina Jail (Correctional Centre); the Prince Albert Jail (Correctional Centre); the Battleford Women's Gaol; the Prince Albert Women's Gaol; The Pine Grove Correctional Centre; the North Battleford Community Correctional Centre; and the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. The series consists of case files for each inmate and includes records documenting his/her remand prior to sentencing, incarceration and participation in rehabilitation programs during the term of his/her sentence. Records were maintained by staff at each correctional facility prior to transfer.

No sub-series have been identified in this series.

The types of records in this series include: charge sheets; warrants of committal upon conviction; intake sheets; property inventories; fingerprint charts; warrants remanding a prisoner; behaviour reports; admission and readmission reports; temporary absence permits; fine payment receipts; conditional release permits; community training residence submissions and reports; notices and reports on criminal appeals; and identification photographs.

Saskatchewan. Department of Public Works

Probation Case Files series

  • S 80
  • Series
  • 1966-2000

This series consists of records created, accumulated and used by the Saskatchewan Department of Welfare (1966-1972); Department of Social Services (1972-1983); Department of Northern Saskatchewan (1973-1981) and Department of Justice (1983-2000) in the administration of adult probation cases. The case files were maintained by probation officers within a network of regional offices throughout the province. In addition to case files from the standard probation program, the series includes case files of probationers enlisted in the Restitution; Impaired Drivers' Treatment; Bail Verification and Supervision; and Community Service Order programs.

No sub-series have been identified in this series.

The types of records in this series include: probation orders; intake forms; contact summary sheets; requests for pre-sentence reports; pre-sentence reports; criminal history reports from the Canadian Police Information Centre; offender classification profiles; risk assessment reports; anecdotal progress reports; attendance centre reports; review panel reports; applications to alter probation orders; closure sheets; memoranda and correspondence.

Saskatchewan. Dept. of Welfare

Saskatchewan Assistance Plan Case Files series

  • S 87
  • Series
  • 1954-1982 (predominant: 1967-1976)

This series consists of a sample of Saskatchewan Assistance Plan (SAP) case files created and used primarily by staff of the Social Services Division of the Department of Northern Saskatchewan (but also the Department of Social Services, the Department of Welfare, and the Department of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation) between 1954 and 1982. Department staff created these files in the provision of financial assistance through the Saskatchewan Assistance Plan (prior to 1966 known as Social Aid) to residents of Saskatchewan in accordance to The Saskatchewan Assistance Act (and its predecessor enactment, The Social Aid Act). The series also consists of a small volume of Old Age Security Supplemental Allowance (OASSA) case file records. The OASSA program was discontinued in 1968 at which time recipients received assistance from the SAP and the federal Old Age Security Program.

No sub-series have been identified in this series.

The types of records in this series include: anecdotal client summary reports by staff; applications for assistance; transient aid authorization forms; applications for temporary health care coverage; declaration of circumstances forms; public assistance assessments; trustee's agreement forms; requisitions for goods and services; face sheets; client index registrations; means test decision sheets; file allotment slips; memoranda; and correspondence.

Saskatchewan. Dept. of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation