Hutchinson Correctional Facility

Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) is a state prison operated by the Kansas Department of Corrections located in Hutchinson, Kansas in Reno County.

The prison was originally known as the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory (KSIR) and designed to house younger offenders. Construction on KSIR began in 1885, but delays prevented completion of the facility, which would not begin housing inmates until 1895 cite web
last = Kansas Department of Corrections
first =
title = Hutchinson Correctional Facility History
url=http://www.dc.state.ks.us/hcf/standard/history/hist.htm
accessdate = 2006-12-13 ] . The name of the facility was changed to Hutchinson Correctional Facility in 1990 and today the prison houses an average of 1,830 inmates cite web
last = State of Kansas
first =
title = Hutchinson Correctional Facility Budget
url=http://skyways.lib.ks.us/ksleg/KLRD/BudgetBookFY07/2007BudgetAnalysisRpts/HutchinsonCF.pdf
accessdate = 2006-12-13 ] .

Low security inmates at HCF have the opportunity to work on several projects such as highway maintenance, cleanup and maintenance at the annual state fair, assisting various public works departments of the city of Hutchinson and maintenance at Cheney State Park cite web
last = Kansas Department of Corrections
first =
title = Hutchinson Correctional Facility History
url=http://www.dc.state.ks.us/hcf/standard/commun/comm.htm
accessdate = 2006-12-13 ] . The prison also offers the Kansas Wild Horse Program, which trains wild horses taken from land operated by the Bureau of Land Management cite web
last = Kansas Department of Corrections
first =
title = Hutchinson Correctional Facility Community Work
url=http://www.dc.state.ks.us/hcf/standard/commun/comm.htm
accessdate = 2006-12-13 ] cite web
last = Bureau of Land Management
first =
title = Wild Horse and Burro Program
url=http://www.nm.blm.gov/okfo/wh_b/hutchinson_article.html
accessdate = 2006-12-13 ] .

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