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B B Rayburn Correctional Center

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B B Rayburn Correctional Center is a state prison located in Washington County, Louisiana. Rated capacity: 1,314. Reported population: 1,313. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

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.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

1,314

Current population

1,313

Occupancy

100%

Year opened

1982

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1982

Region

Louisiana

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

A ProPublica report from April 2025 highlights concerns regarding the rapid health deterioration of an inmate at Rayburn Correctional Center, with family members fearing he will not survive his remaining sentence.

Contact & address

27268 State Hwy 21 N, Angie 70426
(985) 661-6300
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

6/100
Low concern6/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
1/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 6. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 4 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 100% · peers avg: 93% (+8%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1314 · peers avg: 547 (+140%)

Reports

  • propublica10 Apr 2025

    unity Allen did to show the parole board that he had heeded their advice to improve himself. Brown, right, shows a photo on her phone taken when she visited Alexander, center, at Rayburn Correctional Center last year. Kathleen Flynn for ProPublica With his health rapidly deteriorating, his family fears he will not live to see the end of his sentence in five years. “He’s got one eye. He’s

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Data completeness

74%

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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {B B Rayburn Correctional Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/b-b-rayburn-correctional-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}