Yankton infrastructure: education, police, healthcare

Yankton was chosen to house an insane asylum early on. The name changed over time to reflect the population. The asylum had highs and lows in economy. It was affected negatively by WWII. Wages were low and the men left for better paying jobs and the war effort. At one point,before, there were 50 patients. That was considered over populated. There was an incident that killed 18 female patients. When the asylum(1 building) was rebuilt it was done with smaller buildingS (2+ buildings) and rooms. The walls and doors became fire resistant. 

Over time mental health came to the forefront of America. People stopped hiding their "crazy relatives" at the asylum. Medication, therapy, psychiatry, all helped to reintroduce patients to society. Now the asylum is an integrated hospital with outpatient care as well. No more straight jackets. No more restraints. 

Education

Yankton has a k-12 public school system. They also have a k-8 parochial system. In 1881 the first college was founded. It was a small public liberal college. It's name did change over time. However, in 1984 the college closed due to insolvency. Currently Yankton has a private college/university in town.  However, the public college leads us to the police... Correctional facility. 

Police/Correctional Facility

4 years after the public college closed, the federal government took over the college/university and turned it into a correctional facility.  It started with female prisoners and then went co-ed a few years later. Finally it became all male prisoners when the women were transferred to another facility. 

Of course there's more to this town than meets the eye! Wow!