State Correctional Institution – Somerset
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| Location | Somerset Township / Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
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| Status | Open |
| Security class | Medium security |
| Capacity | 1,600[1] |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
State Correctional Institution – Somerset is a medium-security, all-male correctional facility located outside Somerset, Pennsylvania, about 70 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, and about five miles off the Somerset Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Construction of SCI - Somerset[edit]
SCI – Somerset was constructed at a cost[1] of $82 million and was completed in 1993. The prison was constructed on the site of a farm. The campus covers 63 acres, inside and outside the perimeter fence.
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Coordinates: 39°57′52″N 79°02′21″W / 39.96444°N 79.03917°W
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Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex) | |
