The second reformatory State institution (House of Refuge / State Reform School) was located at Waupun.

The evidence

• “This was located at Waupun in July, 1857. On September 30, 1876, there were 266 inmates.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/04-wisconsin-railroads-commerce-health-statistics.md, PDF p. 238 / book p. 242

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources