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Title: LOT Connecticut Reformatory Officer Badge 101 TieClip DOC Pin
Description: (see pictures) From the Connecticut Reformatoryestate of a corrections officer. Includes the full-size officer badge number101, a gold-filled State of Connecticut tie clip, and a Connecticut Departmentof Corrections pin. All three pieces from the same officer's personalcollection. The Connecticut Reformatory was established in 1909 for maleoffenders ages 16 to 24, separating them from the adult population. It openedin Cheshire in 1913, built partly by inmates from Wethersfield State Prison. In1968 it merged into the new Department of Correction, and in 1969 the namechanged to Connecticut Correctional Institution, Cheshire. In 1982 it became anadult men's prison when the Manson Youth Institution opened beside it. It'sstill operating today as Cheshire Correctional Institution. Badge 101 datesfrom 1913 to 1969, the years the Connecticut Reformatory was active.
All items in this group camefrom the James J. Serkey estate. James J. Serkey, born March 24, 1941, diedAugust 16, 2026. A lifelong resident of Torrington, Connecticut, he was raisedthere and attended Sacred Heart School and Torrington High School, working oddjobs along the way, including managing the parking lot at a local departmentstore. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was reactivated during the CubanMissile Crisis. He then spent 20 years with the Connecticut State Department ofCorrections before retiring to operate several local service businesses in theTorrington area. He was an active member of the local Elks Club. His funeralwas held at Fallon Funeral Home in Torrington, CT.
Condition: (see pictures) Used. All pieces excellent, noissues.
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