State Correctional Institution – Muncy
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State Correctional Institution – Muncy (SCI Muncy) is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison for women in Clinton Township, Lycoming County,[1] near Muncy. SCI Muncy, a medium/maximum security prison,[2] houses Pennsylvania's death row for women.[3]
Location | Clinton Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania[1] |
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Security class | Close-security Maximum security |
Opened | 1953 [2] |
Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
Warden | Wendy Nicholas |
In 1920, Muncy Industrial Home opened as a training school for imprisoned women between 16 and 30. In 1953 the industrial home became a part of the Bureau of Correction. The industrial home is now SCI Muncy.[2]
SCI Muncy is the diagnostic center for female offenders in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. It also houses the Young Adult Offenders program.[2] SCI Muncy has received some press coverage for its service dog training program.[4]
As of 2019, the prison housed 1,472 prisoners, including 170 with life sentences.[5] After death row inmate Shonda Walter's sentence was reduced to life, there was just one inmate sentenced to death at SCI Muncy.[6]
John Beauge of Pennlive.com reported that the prison "still resembles an early 1900s small college campus, albeit one with a few plain, modern buildings added over the years."[7]
The restricted housing unit houses some women with disciplinary issues.[7]
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