Blackburn Correctional Complex
Blackburn Correctional Complex | |
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Address | |
3111 Spurr Rd Lexington, KY 40511 United States | |
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Type | Minimum security prison |
Opened | 1972 |
Authority | Kentucky Department of Corrections |
Warden | Steve Haney |
Staff | 128 |
Enrollment | 594 (2006) |
Campus size | 456 acres (185 ha) |
Accreditation | American Correctional Association |
Budget | $6,000,000 |
Website | http://corrections.ky.gov/depts/AI/BCC/Pages/default.aspx |
Blackburn Correctional Complex (BCC) is a minimum-security state prison located near Lexington, Kentucky. It opened in 1972 and had a prison population of 594 as of 2007.[1]
It is named for former Kentucky governor Luke P. Blackburn, who is known as the "father of prison reform in Kentucky."
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Coordinates: 38°06′40″N 84°32′11″W / 38.11111°N 84.53639°W
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