Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility
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The Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility (MPCF) is an Iowa Department of Corrections correctional institution
located in Mount Pleasant
, Iowa
, United States
. As of July 30, 2010, the institution has 891 inmates and another 44 in segregation in a 775-inmate facility, and 100 additional female inmates in a separate unit. The facility has about 340 staff members.
The MPCF primarily houses inmates with treatable personality disorder
s and substance abuse problems. The facility specializes in treating sex offenders and those having substance abuse problems. The facility also works to help inmates transition to life on the outside.
The correctional facility is located on the same campus as the Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute
.
Prison
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located in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Mount Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Iowa, in the United States. The population was 8,668 in the 2010 census, a decline from 8,751 in the 2000 census. It was founded in 1835 by pioneer Presley Saunders.- History :...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, United States
United States
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. As of July 30, 2010, the institution has 891 inmates and another 44 in segregation in a 775-inmate facility, and 100 additional female inmates in a separate unit. The facility has about 340 staff members.
The MPCF primarily houses inmates with treatable personality disorder
Personality disorder
Personality disorders, formerly referred to as character disorders, are a class of personality types and behaviors. Personality disorders are noted on Axis II of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM-IV-TR of the American Psychiatric Association.Personality disorders are...
s and substance abuse problems. The facility specializes in treating sex offenders and those having substance abuse problems. The facility also works to help inmates transition to life on the outside.
The correctional facility is located on the same campus as the Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute
Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute
The Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute was a psychiatric institution located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Originally known as the Iowa Lunatic Asylum, opened in 1861. It is located on the same campus as The Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility. There was also a labyrinth of underground tunnels...
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