 Elayn Hunt Correctional Center | |
  Location in Louisiana | |
| Location | St. Gabriel, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°15′55″N 91°05′12″W / 30.26528°N 91.08667°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 1,875 |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Managed by | Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections |
| Warden | Timothy Hooper |
| Street address | 6925 Highway 74 |
| City | St. Gabriel |
| State/province | LA |
| ZIP Code | 70776 |
| Country | US |
| Website | doc |
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center (EHCC) located in St. Gabriel, Louisiana,[1][2] is a multi-security- level Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections institution for adult men. It is the second-largest prison in Louisiana and is located about 70 miles northwest of New Orleans. Elayn Hunt has about half the number of prisoners held at the larger Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola.[3]
Since 2010, male inmates from all parishes enter the DOC system through the Hunt Reception and Diagnostic Center (HRDC) at Hunt.[4][5]
- ^ "Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine." (Profile) Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
- ^ "Directions to EHCC Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
- ^ Oaklander, Mary. "John Kinsel: Kicked out of Angola Prison for Hair Balls Interview." Houston Press. Thursday April 28, 2011. Retrieved on May 11, 2011.
- ^ Welborn, Vickie. "Forcht Wade converting to substance abuse treatment facility." The Shreveport Times. December 11, 2009. Retrieved on October 25, 2012. "EHCC will handle the offender intake process for the entire state and will open its skilled nursing unit to meet the critical medical and mental health needs of the state offender population."
- ^ "Classification–Where Inmates Serve Their Time." Inside the System: How Inmates Live and Work[permanent dead link]. (Archive) Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. 13/40. Retrieved on June 30, 2010.