State Correctional Institution – Greensburg
On January 8, 2013, state officials announced the prison would be closed. It officially closed June 30, 2013.
History
This facility opened to prisoners on June 2, 1969, as the first regional correctional facility in Pennsylvania, only housing short-term offenders from a 9-county area of the western part of the commonwealth, due to the age and overcrowding in county facilities. Due to a greater need for long-term inmates in the commonwealth, a Governor's proclamation on May 1, 1986, re-designated the regional facility to its current status, so inmates over the state can be accepted at Greensburg.
The prison is also the birthplace of the dough used at Down North, a pizzeria in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia that was founded to combat recidivism and help their community find well-paying jobs for ex-convicts.
See also
References
- ^ "New State Penal Center Available" - Beaver County Times (5/10/1969) (Retrieved: May 5, 2011)
- ^ "Wozniak: SCI Cresson to close".
- ^ "For Sale: 2 Prisons".
- ^ Penna. Department of Corrections - State Correctional Institution - Greensburg - Webpage