This series consists of records created, accumulated and used between 1891 and 1994 by the Dominion Department of Justice (1891-1906); the Department of the Attorney General (1906-1915); the Saskatchewan 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.

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.