Phone +1 814-353-3630 Opened 15 April 2013 | Capacity 1,900 | |
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Security class Medium-Security, Close-Security Population 2,087 (as of June 30, 2015) Address 301 Institution Dr, Bellefonte, PA 16823, USA Hours Open today · 8AM–6PMSunday8AM–6PMMonday8AM–6PMTuesday8AM–6PMWednesday8AM–6PMThursday8AM–6PMFriday8AM–6PMSaturday8AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar State Correctio Institution, Centre County Correctio, Benner Township Municipal, Centre County Christian, Bellefonte Airport‑N96 | ||
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.
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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.
Capacity
According to the June 30, 2015 Inmate Capacity Report issued on the DOC website, 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.