Former name | Youth Center at Beloit, Kansas Industrial School for Girls |
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Active | February 1, 1888–August 28, 2009 |
Affiliation | Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority |
The Kansas Industrial School for Girls was established on February 1, 1888, in Beloit, Kansas by the Women's Christian Temperance Union.[1] The State of Kansas took over the operations in 1889.[1] The school was one of the longest operating reformatories for juvenile girls, having been open for 121 years.[2] Other names for the school include the State Industrial School for Girls, the Kansas Girls' Industrial School, the Youth Center at Beloit, and the Beloit Juvenile Correctional Facility.