State Correctional Institution – Greene
It is in the far southwest of the state, near the border with West Virginia, in a rural area.
History
SCI Greene opened in late 1993.
Around 1996, some prisoners stated that some guards used more force than necessary to control them, and a video camera had captured evidence related to the complaint. Charles Graner, a prison guard who began working at SCI Greene in 1996, was the defendant in two lawsuits, each by a different prisoner; both lawsuits were dismissed as one disappeared after finishing his sentence and the other had submitted his lawsuit after a deadline. Graner later became known for the Abu Ghraib scandal.
At some point all of the death penalty prisoners at Greene were moved to SCI Phoenix.
Facility and operations
The prison had 11 cell blocks. As of 2012 SCI Greene had 1,750 prisoners and 720 employees. The death row prisoners are in blocks G and L; they normally stay in their cells but may go to a recreational area and the library. Greene was built with the newest features at the time, including central air conditioning.
The prison had cable television installed at the time of its opening.
Demographics
As of 2012, SCI Greene had 157 death row prisoners, about 75% of the prisoners under Pennsylvania state death sentences.
Notable inmates
Life imprisonment:
- Cosmo DiNardo, convicted of four murders in Bucks County in 2017.
- Ben Birdwell, one of the murderers of the Freeman family.
- Russell Maroon Shoatz, convicted in the murder of Police sergeant Francis Von Colln. Founder of Black United Movement in Philadelphia; former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army
- Danilo Cavalcante Convicted of murder after killing his ex-girlfriend. Mostly known for his escape from Chester County Prison
Other imprisonment
- Jerry Sandusky
- Robert Loren Masters, Jr, one of the murderers of Jennifer Daugherty.
Death row:
- Christopher Roney (alias Cool C), hip hop artist, convicted in the murder of Philadelphia Police Department officer Lauretha Vaird in a bank robbery.
- Harvey Miguel Robinson, serial killer moved to State Correctional Institution – Phoenix in 2018.
- Richard Baumhammers, spree killer. Moved to State Correctional Institution - Somerset.
- Ricky Smyrnes, one of the murderers of Jennifer Daugherty, since moved to Correctional Institution – Phoenix.
- Raghunandan Yandamuri, murderer and kidnapper, since moved to Correctional Institution – Phoenix.
Notable staff
- Charles Graner (began in 1996, later became an Abu Ghraib military prison guard)
See also
References
- ^ America's Supermax Prisons Do Torture Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Franklin township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/6). Retrieved 2022-08-01.
State Correctional Institution Greene
- 2010 Map Index and pages 1, 2, and 3. - ^ "SCI Greene." Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Retrieved on May 23, 2010.
- ^ Wetzel, Dan. "Jerry Sandusky's slim chance for appeal hurt by decision to send him to supermax prison." (Archive) Yahoo! News. Thursday November 1, 2012. Retrieved on August 16, 2013.
- ^ Lieberman, Paul and Dan Morain. "Unveiling the Face of the Prison Scandal." Los Angeles Times. June 19, 2004. Retrieved on July 9, 2016. p. 3.
- ^ Yates, Riley. "Life on Death Row." McCall. August 4, 2012. p. 1.
- ^ Hurst, David (2024-03-02). "DOC: Some Pa. death row inmates now housed at SCI-Somerset". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Inmate/Parolee Locator".
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. RAGHUNANDAN YANDAMURI (2017)". FindLaw. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links
- "SCI Greene." Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
- Abuses at SCI Greene SuperMax
- The Morning Call
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