Security class Minimum-Security Capacity 1,018 | Phone +1 814-398-5400 Opened March 1992 | |
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Population 1,072 (as of June 30, 2015) Similar Crawford County Correctio, State Correctio Institution, Lake Erie Correctio Institute, Erie County Prison, Honorable Lincoln Zilhaver | ||
State Correctional Institution (SCI) Cambridge Springs is a minimum-security correctional facility for females in Cambridge Springs, in Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania. The majority of the inmates housed here are nearing their release from prison.
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Creation of SCI Cambridge Springs
In 1990, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the former Polish National Alliance College campus and converted into a minimum-security women's institution. SCI Cambridge Springs opened in 1992, with the transfer of inmates from SCI Waynesburg.
Facility Makeup
The existing buildings at SCI Cambridge Springs were built in the 1930s and 1940s; however, construction of new housing units and renovations have since been completed. There are 125 Acres at SCI Cambridge Springs, 40 of those being under the perimeter fence. There are 20 buildings that are operational at the facility, including five (5) out of six (6) housing units that contain both cells and dormitory-style living for inmates.
Facility Capacity and Demographics
At SCI Cambridge Springs, the inmate population, according to the June 2015 Monthly Inmate Capacity Report, presently there are 1,072 inmates being held there. This is 54 inmates over the capacity of 1,018 inmates, or a little bit over 105% capacity for the institution. The average age of an inmate at Cambridge Springs is 38 and the facility employs 311 full-time employees.
Inmate Supports
There is a plethora of Inmate Supports at SCI Cambridge Springs, including: