B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center

B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center (BBRCC)
Location	27268 Highway 21 Angie, Louisiana
Status	open
Capacity	1132
Opened	1982
City	Angie
County	Washington Parish
State	Louisiana
Country	United States

B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center is a Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections prison for men in unincorporated Washington Parish, Louisiana, near Angie.^[1]

History

The facility was originally named the Washington Correctional Institute (WCI). Construction began in 1982, and it began receiving prisoners in 1983. On August 31, 2006 it was renamed after B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn, a Louisiana state senator.^[2]

References

↑ "B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center." Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.
↑ "General Information." B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.

External links

B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections prisons

State prisons	Avoyelles Correctional Center B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center David Wade Correctional Center Dixon Correctional Institute Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women♀ Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola)

Private prisons	Allen Correctional Center Winn Correctional Center

Former prisons	C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center Forcht-Wade Correctional Center J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center

Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀ (female-only)

Coordinates: 30°55′21″N 89°48′58″W / 30.92250°N 89.81611°W / 30.92250; -89.81611

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