State Correctional Institution – Forest
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| Location | Marienville, Jenks Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania |
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| Security class | Maximum-Security |
| Capacity | 2,309 |
| Population | 2,389 |
| Opened | October, 2004 |
| Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
State Correctional Institution – Forest is one of two identical correctional facilities in Pennsylvania that were constructed in the beginning of the twenty-first century to hold maximum-security male inmates. SCI Forest is located in the community of Marienville, in remote Forest County.
Creation of SCI-Forest[]
SCI - Forest and SCI-Fayette, which are identical in size and design, were constructed to accommodate overcrowding at SCI-Pittsburgh and SCI-Waynesburg, which were "mothballed"[1] after the opening of SCI Forest. Construction of the correctional facility cost $126 million.
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References[]
- ^ "State Announces Plan To 'Mothball' 'Western Pen'" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4/19/2004 (Retrieved 5/7/2011)
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Coordinates: 41°28′51″N 79°05′51″W / 41.48083°N 79.09750°W
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Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex) | |
Categories:
- Prisons in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Forest County, Pennsylvania
- 2004 establishments in Pennsylvania