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In March 2024, 44 of Pennsylvania's death row inmates were moved to Somerset. [2] They were previously at SCI Phoenix, which continues to house other death penalty prisoners. [3] Almost all of the prison is in Somerset Township, [4] while a small portion is in Brothersvalley Township. [5] The total land area is 240 acres (97 ha). [3]
The SCI Phoenix buildings were built on the SCI Graterford land area, and the Phoenix and Graterford buildings are about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) apart, with SCI Phoenix fencing beginning about 1,100 feet east of SCI Graterford's fencing. [12] [13] The first bidding for construction of this prison occurred in the decade of the 2000s.
State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands is a minimum-security facility in Somerset Township, Pennsylvania, [1] about 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The prison houses minimum-security inmates, particularly geriatric and mentally ill males.
K. Hollibaugh, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Somerset, reported Thursday that inmate Brian McClaskey, 50, was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday.
SOMERSET — A counselor at the State Correctional Institute at Somerset charged with institutional sexual assault crimes has pleaded guilty in Somerset County Court.. Laurie Semelsberger, 60, of ...
Aerial view of the prison in 2024. The State Correctional Institution – Greene (SCI Greene) is a maximum security prison, classified as a Supermax, [1] located in Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, near Waynesburg, off Interstate 79 and Pennsylvania Route 21.
Ground breaking for SCI Pine Grove occurred on May 11, 1998. The first inmates arrived on January 9, 2001. The prison cost $71 million and "emphasizes treatment and education". [2] The prison runs the young offenders program and houses some of Pennsylvania's youngest inmates. 40% of the population is under 20. The average age is 38 years old. [3]
The opening of this institution [4] was pressed due to the 1989 riots at State Correctional Institution - Camp Hill.From the opening until 1995, the correctional facility and the still-open Farview State Hospital operated jointly, unique for the commonwealth.