The inmate training program will close at the end of February according to a report by KAKE News.
A representative of the Kansas Department of Corrections said the program had been defunded.
Western Horse Watchers was unable to find a statement from the BLM at its news site.
The November Facility Report put the Hutchinson population at 306 wild horses and 16 wild burros.
The move follows the closure of the inmate training program at Cañon City.
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