Western House of Refuge

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title: Western House of Refuge
text: The Western House of Refuge was a prison for children in Rochester, New York founded in the mid-1800's that was the first state managed reformatory in the United States. In the 1880's, the prison was changed into a vocational school known as the State Industrial School. In the early 1900's, the school would move to Industry, New York, where it now operates as the Industry Residential Center run by the state Office of Children and Family Services.
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description: Juvenile prison in New York
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_House_of_Refuge
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date modified: 2024-02-23T18:46:57Z
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