State Correctional Institution – Greene

State Correctional Institution Greene
Location Franklin Twp, Greene Co, PA
Status Open
Security class Maximum security, Supermax
Opened November, 1993
Managed by Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Governor Tom Corbett
Warden Jeffrey A. Martin
Notable prisoners
Mumia Abu-Jamal, Jimmy Dennis

SCI-Greene is a maximum security prison, classified as a Supermax,[1] located in Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, near Waynesburg.[2][3] Pennsylvania Department of Corrections operates the prison, which houses most of Pennsylvania's capital case inmates.[3]

Contents

History

SCI Greene opened in 1993.[3]

Notable inmates

Death row:

See also

References

  1. ^ America's Supermax Prisons Do Torture Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  2. ^ "Franklin township, Greene county, Pennsylvania." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "SCI Greene." Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Retrieved on May 23, 2010.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Inmate Locator." Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Retrieved on July 29, 2010. Search with the name or AM8335.

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