Kansas Industrial School for Girls

Beloit Juvenile Correctional Facility
Former name
Youth Center at Beloit, Kansas Industrial School for Girls
ActiveFebruary 1, 1888–August 28, 2009
AffiliationKansas 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.

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