Western Oklahoma State School for White Children
From Asylum Projects
Revision as of 12:47, 23 January 2018 by Jessogrady (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A state orphanage opened in Helena, OK and occupied the former high school building from 1923 through 1944. From 1945 to 1948 and from 1956 through mid-1982 the State Traini...")
A state orphanage opened in Helena, OK and occupied the former high school building from 1923 through 1944.
From 1945 to 1948 and from 1956 through mid-1982 the State Training School for Boys operated on the property.
The property was reassigned to the Department of Corrections on May 24, 1982 and opened as The James Crabtree Correctional Center (a state penitentiary for men) with 1000 beds.
