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==History==
 
==History==
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The Arizona Children’s Colony was established to care for and educate “mentally defective children in the state of Arizona” and to “develop each child to the fullest, making him as independent and self-sustaining as his limited capacities will permit.” (1951 Annual Report). Starting with a capacity of 350 residents, the population grew to 1,200 in 1969, and now maintains an ongoing census of about 70 residents.
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Arizona Children’s Colony, now known as the Arizona Training Program at Coolidge, was built in 1952. Starting with a capacity of 350 residents, the population grew to 1,200 in 1969, and now maintains an ongoing census of about 145 residents.
  
 
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