Blackburn Correctional Complex

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Blackburn Correctional Complex
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Blackburn Correctional Complex
3111 Spurr Rd

40511

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TypeMinimum security prison
Opened1972
AuthorityKentucky Department of Corrections
WardenAbigail McIntire
Staff128
Enrollment594 (2006)
Campus size456 acres (185 ha)
Accreditation American Correctional Association
Budget$6,000,000
Website https://corrections.ky.gov/Facilities/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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References

  1. "Kentucky Department of Corrections - About BCC". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.

Coordinates: 38°06′40″N84°32′11″W / 38.11111°N 84.53639°W / 38.11111; -84.53639