State Correctional Institution – Forest

State Correctional Institution - Forest

Location	Marienville, Jenks Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania
Security class	Maximum-Security
Capacity	2,200
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.

See also

• List of Pennsylvania state prisons

References

External links

• Penna. Department of Corrections - SCI Forest

Coordinates: 41°28′51″N 79°05′51″W / 41.48083°N 79.09750°W / 41.48083; -79.09750

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)