State Correctional Institution – Benner Township

State Correctional Institution – Benner Township
Location Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823
Security class Medium-Security, Close-Security
Capacity 1,900
Population 2,087 (as of June 30, 2015)
Opened April 15, 2013
Managed by Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

State Correctional Institution – Benner Township is a Medium-Security correctional facility for males located in Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is one of twenty six state-level correctional institutions of the Pennsylvania DOC System.

History

The construction of SCI Benner Township was approved with the passage of the 2008 Capital Budget. Groundbreaking was held in August 2009, and in March 2011, the first footer was in place. The contractor was Hensel Phelps. Costing $200 million to construct, the prison consists of 46 acres inside the perimeter’s fence and 589,492 square footage under roof. An addition of a 50,000 Correctional Industries laundry facility is planned, bringing the building count to 26. The prison accepted its first inmates on April 15, 2013.[1]

Capacity

According to the June 30, 2015 Inmate Capacity Report issued on the DOC website,[2] there are 2,087 Inmates currently housed at Benner Township, exceeding the 1,900 inmate capicity by 187 additional inmates, meaning that the prison is at nearly 110% capacity.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SCI Benner Township". PA Department of Corrections. PA Department of Corrections. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Monthly Capacity Report" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

Coordinates: 40°51′33″N 77°46′41″W / 40.859221°N 77.778106°W / 40.859221; -77.778106

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