New York Western House of Refuge 1876- 1960
Scanned inmate lists. The Western House of Refuge was a prison for children in Rochester, NY 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, NY, where it now operates as the Industry Residential Center.
