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Revision as of 20:55, 30 December 2014

Hospital for Insane Criminals
Construction Began 1910
Opened 1912
Demolished 1954
Current Status Demolished
Building Style Single Building
Location Michigan City, IN
Alternate Names



History

The prison in Michigan City was established in 1860, but in 1909 the state decided it need separate housing for those "criminally insane" at Logansport & Central State Hospitals. In 1910 a new building was opened to house those inmates, it could house up to 180 inmates/patients. By 1945 all of them were moved to the new state hospital in Westville. The buildings have since been demolished but remains a prison today.