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| Winfield State Hospital | |
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| Construction Began | 1888 |
| Current Status | Closed |
| Building Style | Cottage Plan |
| Peak Patient Population | 1,494 in 1952 |
| Alternate Names | Kansas State Imbecile Asylum
Winfield State Hospital and Training Center Winfield Correctional Facility |
- 1984-Winfield Pre-Release? Center opened on the grounds of the Winfield State Hospital, providing primarily pre-release programming services. The population capacity was 141 inmates.
- 1989-Having expanded both in terms of size and facility mission, the name of the facility was changed to Winfield Correctional Facility. The population capacity was 290 inmates.
- 1996-Winfield State Hospital closed. As a result, Winfield Correctional Facility absorbed many buildings and the infrastructure and support units from the hospital. During the transition, an additional dorm was added, increasing the capacity to 522 inmates. In September, the administrations of Winfield Correctional Facility and Wichita Work Release Facility were combined.
- This institution was turned into a prison.
