Kansas Hospital for the Dangerous Insane
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Kansas Hospital for the Dangerous Insane | |
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Established | 1908 |
Opened | 1912 |
Closed | 1939 |
Current Status | Demolished |
Building Style | Single Building |
Location | Lansing, KS |
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History
Operated at the Kansas State Penitentiary (now Lansing Correctional Facility) due to problems from state hospitals with escapes and assaults by those found to be "criminally insane". A separate wing was constructed in 1911, demolished at an unknown date. In 1939 49 inmates were transferred to a new facility at Larned State Hospital to house them.