Fields of Opportunities STATE OF IOWA
TERRY E. BRANDSTAD, GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
KIM REYNOLDS, LT. GOVERNOR JOHN BALDWIN, DIRECTOR
IOWA STATE PENITENTIARY
NICK LUDWIG, WARDEN
July 25, 2012
Mrs. Deborah Gowen
8327 E 46th Street S
Derby, KS 67037-9332
RE: Charles Henry Pratt
Dear Mrs. Gowen:
In response to your request, the following information is being provided:
NAME: Charles Henry Pratt
NUMBER: 13091
CRIME: Breaking and Entering
COUNTY: Polk
TERM: 10 Years
CONVICTED: May 11, 1925
ADMITTED: May 27, 1935
AGE AT CONVICTION: 37
NUMBER OF COMMITMENTS Fifth
STATUS OF DISCHARGE: End of Sentence
DISCHARGE DATE: May 6, 1930
AGE AT DISCHARGE: 41
NATIVITY: Grand Rapids, Michigan
DATE OF BIRTH: February 21, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH: Grand Rapids, Michigan
EDUCATION: Fair
OCCUPATION: Teamster
RELIGIOUS: None Listed
CIVIL CONDITION: Single
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: None
NATIVITY FATHER: England
FATHER OCCUPATION: Farmer
NATIVITY MOTHER. Ohio
MOTHER OCCUPATION: Housewife
CORRESPONDENCE: None Given
SPECIAL MARKINGS: Vaccination scar on Upper Left Arm; Face & Body Pitted;
Forehead Prominent; Deformed Thumb on Right Hand at 1st
Joint.
MISCELLANOUS: White; Male; Complexion: Dark; Eye Color: Medium Chestnut; Hair Color:
Medium Chestnut; Physique: Stout; Physical Condition: Good; Financial Condition: Poor; Mental
Culture: Fair; Character of Home: Fair; Duration of Home Life: 16 Years; Character of
Associates: Bad; Age at Death of Father: 34 Years; Age at Death of Mother: 21 Years; Conduct
in Prison: Good; Physical Condition at Discharge: Good; Use of Tobacco and Alcohol.
P.O. Box 316, Ft. Madison, IA 52627 (319) 372-5432 FAX (319) 372-9531
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FORMER IMPRISONMENTS: Industrial School, Lansing, Ml 3 Years & 8 Months in 1901.
# 5971 Reformatory, Tonia, Ml Larceny 5 Years in 1908.
# 10058 Jackson, Ml Larceny 5 - 15 Years in 1914.
# 11839 Iowa State Penitentiary Larceny 5 Years in 1921
This was all the information I found in the statistic books. I hope this will help you. You can
contact the Polk County District Court Clerk, 500 Mulberry Street, Des Moines, IA 50309 (515)
286-3772 where the crime was committed and they might be able to give you more information.
If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Carol S. Robinson
Clerk Specialist
Iowa State Penitentiary
3 John Bennett Drive
Fort Madison, IA 52627
(319)372-5432 1 331 #
P.O. Box 31 6, Ft. Madison, IA 52627 (319) 372-5432 FAX (319) 372-9531