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| construction_ended =
 
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| opened = 1889
 
| opened = 1889
| closed = 1987
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| demolished =
 
| demolished =
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]]  
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| current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]] (as a psychiatric facility)
 
| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]]
 
| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]]
 
| architect(s) = Charles C Rittenhouse
 
| architect(s) = Charles C Rittenhouse
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*Ingleside Hospital for the Insane (1915-1921)
 
*Ingleside Hospital for the Insane (1915-1921)
 
*Hastings State Hospital (1921-1970)
 
*Hastings State Hospital (1921-1970)
*Hastings Regional Center (1971 - 1987)
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*Hastings Regional Center (1971 - Current)  
*Hastings Correctional Center (1987-2002)
 
 
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During the 1920s and 1930s, a tuberculosis ward was located at the hospital. The early 1920s saw the first attempt at treatment of the mentally ill. Electro-shock treatment, which produced convulsions in the patient was begun. In the 1930s and 1940s, fever therapy, hydro-therapy and insulin shock therapy were begun. In the 1920s a dentist was hired. Prior to that inmates dental problems were simply ignored. Early in the 1950s the biggest beak-through in treatment came with the discovery of psychiatric drugs, which included tranquilizers. From that time on it was possible to unlock wards and start a program of rehabilitation of the inmate. Such services as occupational therapy, industrial therapy, recreational therapy, religious therapy, vocational therapy, psycho-therapy, reality therapy, transactional analysis and behavior modification were added.
 
During the 1920s and 1930s, a tuberculosis ward was located at the hospital. The early 1920s saw the first attempt at treatment of the mentally ill. Electro-shock treatment, which produced convulsions in the patient was begun. In the 1930s and 1940s, fever therapy, hydro-therapy and insulin shock therapy were begun. In the 1920s a dentist was hired. Prior to that inmates dental problems were simply ignored. Early in the 1950s the biggest beak-through in treatment came with the discovery of psychiatric drugs, which included tranquilizers. From that time on it was possible to unlock wards and start a program of rehabilitation of the inmate. Such services as occupational therapy, industrial therapy, recreational therapy, religious therapy, vocational therapy, psycho-therapy, reality therapy, transactional analysis and behavior modification were added.
  
In July, 1963 the Hastings State Hospital was re-organized into two Unit Hospitals, psychiatric and alcoholic. The south end of the campus was converted into a minimum security prison in 1987. The first inmates were admitted in June 1987, starting with 11 inmates from the Lincoln Community Corrections Center who worked as construction crew for the interior renovations. Fencing and razor wire was added to transform the building for use as the Hastings Correctional Center. After renovations were complete, the prison had a capacity of 160 inmates, but was often below capacity. A 17-foot-high tower was added to the prison in 1988 to provide added security after several prisoners escaped in the facility’s early days. The prison was slated to close in 2002 due to budget cuts proposed by then-Gov. Mike Johanns. In that same time frame, the state ended key programming at the Hastings Regional Center as it revamped the mental health system to emphasize more community-based services.
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In July, 1963 the Hastings State Hospital was re-organized into two Unit Hospitals, psychiatric and alcoholic. The south end of the campus was converted into a minimum security prison in 1987. This facility was turned over to the federal government as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center in 2002 and was subsequently closed in 2005. Today the facility is currently operated by the department of health and human services & houses the Hastings Juvenile Chemical Dependency Program. Only a few buildings remain on the property. In 2016 the legislature approved the building of a new facility and 2 living units. Money was also allocated for the demolition of vacant buildings.
 
 
The federal government took over the former Hastings Correctional Center facility in 2002 for use as a detention center by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, but it wasn’t used enough to justify its continued use, and the building was closed for good in 2005. In 2016 the legislature approved the building of a new facility and 2 living units. Starting in April, 2020 demolition began on 6 vacant buildings. The structure, known as Building 25 on the HRC map, is one of several that have been demolished recently or are slated for demolition on the mostly idle campus. A new Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center for females is planned to open on the campus this year.
 
  
 
== Cemetery ==
 
== Cemetery ==
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[[Category:Closed Institution]]
 
[[Category:Cottage Plan]]
 
[[Category:Cottage Plan]]
 
[[Category:Institution With A Cemetery]]
 
[[Category:Institution With A Cemetery]]
 
[[Category:Past Featured Article Of The Week]]
 
[[Category:Past Featured Article Of The Week]]

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