B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center Explained

Prison Name: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]

External links

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Notes and References

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