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State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands

State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands is a minimum-security facility in Somerset Township, Pennsylvania, about 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The prison houses minimum-security inmates, particularly geriatric and mentally ill males.

History

SCI – Laurel Highlands is on the campus of the former Somerset State Hospital, which closed in mid-1995. The facility was then converted into its current facility and opened in 1996.

Notable inmates

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Somerset township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 4 (PDF p. 5/5). Retrieved 2024-07-18. State Correctional Institution Laurel Highlands
  2. ^ "State Vows Mentally-Ill won't be 'dumped' from hospitals" - Washington, Pennsylvania Observer-Reporter (7/18/1995)
  3. ^ State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands

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