State Correctional Institution – Smithfield
Location | Smithfield Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania |
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Security class | Close-Security |
Capacity | 1850[1] |
Opened | 1988 |
Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
State Correctional Institution – Smithfield is a Close-Security[2] correctional facility for men on the grounds of SCI-Huntingdon, near Huntingdon in the Allegheny Mountains. SCI Smithfield was opened in 1988 during a "growth spurt of the "bursting at the seams" correctional system in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
See also
References
- ↑ "No Quick Relief In Sight for crowded County Jail" - Pittsburgh Press - 1/26/1988 (Retrieved 5/6/2011)
- ↑ Penna. Department of Corrections - SCI Smithfield
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Coordinates: 40°29′55″N 78°02′07″W / 40.49861°N 78.03528°W
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