Dixon Correctional Institute

Dixon Correctional Institute

Dixon Correctional Institute (DCI) is a prison facility in Jackson, Louisiana. DCI, a facility of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, is approximately 30 miles (48 km) from Baton Rouge.[1] Dixon is located about 34 miles (55 km) from the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola).[2]

The housing of the warden of Dixon is in a pastoral setting by a lake.[2]

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History

Dixon, which opened in 1976, was the first medium security prison in Louisiana.[1] 7.5% of Dixon's beds are classified as "maximum security."[3]

Burl Cain served as the warden of DCI until he became the warden of Angola. By 1997 Cain continued to live at DCI even though he was now warden of Angola.[2] Its current warden is Steve Rader.[1]

Notable Inmates

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Dixon Correctional Institute." Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Retrieved on August 29, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Auditor says state paying too much by letting Angola warden live at DCI." The Advocate. February 7, 1997. Retrieved on February 3, 2011. "Warden Burl Cain of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola continues to live in the same house on the grounds of Dixon Correctional Institute where he lived while in his previous job as DCI warden. Angola and DCI are about 34 miles apart."
  3. ^ "Time in Prison." Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. 14/40. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Gil. "Lil Boosie Could Face Further Charges Following Murder Indictment." MTV. June 18, 2010. Retrieved on February 3, 2011.

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