State Correctional Institution – Waymart

State Correctional Institution - Waymart

Location	Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Security class	Minimum-Security
Opened	1989
Managed by	Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

State Correctional Institution – Waymart is a minimum-security correctional facility located outside Waymart, Pennsylvania in the extreme northeast corner of the commonmwealth. SCI Waymart also houses a unit (Forensic Treatment Unit) for mentally disabled males needing psychiatric care and treatment. The facility is located on the site of the former Farview State Hospital.

Opening of SCI Waymart

The opening of this institution^[1] was pressed due to the 1989 riots at State Correctional Institution - Camp Hill. From the opening until 1995, the correctional facility and the still-open Fairview State Hospital operated jointly, unique for the commonwealth. In 1995, the Department of Public Welfare turned over hospital operations to the Department of Corrections.

See also

• List of Pennsylvania state prisons

References

External links

• Penna. Department of Corrections - SCI Waymart

Coordinates: 41°34′28″N 75°25′45″W / 41.57444°N 75.42917°W / 41.57444; -75.42917

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)