State Correctional Institution – Cambridge Springs

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State Correctional Institution - Cambridge Springs
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State Correctional Institution - Cambridge Springs
Location Cambridge Springs, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Security classMinimum-Security
Capacity1,018
Population1,072(as of June 30, 2015)
OpenedMarch, 1992
Managed by Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

State Correctional Institution (SCI) Cambridge Springs is a minimum-security correctional facility for females in Cambridge Springs, in Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania. The majority of the inmates housed here are nearing their release from prison.

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Creation of SCI Cambridge Springs

In 1990, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the former Polish National Alliance College campus and converted into a minimum-security women's institution. SCI Cambridge Springs opened in 1992, with the transfer [1] of inmates from SCI Waynesburg.

Facility design

The existing buildings at SCI Cambridge Springs were built in the 1930s and 1940s; however, construction of new housing units and renovations have since been completed. There are 125 Acres at SCI Cambridge Springs, 40 of those being under the perimeter fence. There are 20 buildings that are operational at the facility, including five (5) out of six (6) housing units that contain both cells and dormitory-style living for inmates. [2]

Capacity and demographics

At SCI Cambridge Springs, the inmate population, according to the June 2015 Monthly Inmate Capacity Report, [3] presently there are 1,072 inmates being held there. This is 54 inmates over the capacity of 1,018 inmates, or a little bit over 105% capacity for the institution. The average age of an inmate at Cambridge Springs is 38 and the facility employs 311 full-time employees. [2]

Inmate programs

Inmate Supports at SCI Cambridge Springs include:

Education and training

Inmate support groups

Prison and community development

Notable inmates

Notable inmates incarcerated at the facility include:

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References

  1. "Greene Prison Changeover Nearly Complete" - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter, 9/12/1992 (Retrieved: 5/7/2011)
  2. 1 2 3 "SCI Cambridge Springs". Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. "PA DOC Monthly Capacity Report as of June 30, 15" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. "Woman convicted in torture-murder scheduled for evaluation". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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