State Correctional Institution – Houtzdale

State Correctional Institution - Houtzdale

Location	Woodward Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Security class	Medium-Securtiy
Capacity	1,587
Opened	1996
Managed by	Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

State Correctional Institution – Houtzdale is a 1500-bed correctional facility located outside of Houtzdale in southern Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The prison is located along State Route 153.

Building SCI Houtzdale

The facility cost $70 Million^[1] to construct and when opened in January 1996, had a bed capacity of 1,587. As of June 2012 SCI Houtzdale is the third largest Correctional Institution in the state of Pennsylviania housing in upwards of 2540 inmates.

See also

• List of Pennsylvania state prisons

References

External links

• Penna. Department of Corrections - SCI Houtzdale

Coordinates: 40°48′44″N 78°21′23″W / 40.81222°N 78.35639°W / 40.81222; -78.35639

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prisons Maximum security Fayette Forest Frackville Graterford Greene (supermax) Close security Camp Hill Huntingdon Smithfield Medium security Albion Benner Coal Township Chester Dallas Houtzdale Mahanoy Retreat Rockview Somerset Minimum security Laurel Highlands Mercer Pittsburgh Motivational Bootcamp – Quehanna♂♀ Waymart Female institutions Cambridge Springs♀ Muncy♀ Private George W. Hill Closed Eastern State Penitentiary Cresson Greensburg Western State Penitentiary Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex)