B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center is a
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
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prison for men in
unincorporated Washington Parish
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,
Louisiana
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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
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Composition
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General Information
." B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.
See also
References
External links
B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center
Prisons in Louisiana
Buildings and structures in Washington Parish, Louisiana
1983 establishments in Louisiana
Government buildings completed in 1983
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