Blackburn Correctional Complex is a minimum-security state prison located near Lexington, Kentucky. It opened in 1972 and had a prison population of 594 as of 2007. 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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- School Type: Vocational school
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- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KY Dept. of Education
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KY Dept. of Education
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Blackburn Education Center is part of Fayette County School District.
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