State Correctional Institution – Huntingdon

State Correctional Institution - Huntingdon
Seal of the Department of Corrections of Pennsylvania.svg
LocationSmithfield Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Security classClose-Security
Opened1889
Managed byPennsylvania Department of Corrections

State Correctional Institution – Huntingdon is a close-security correctional facility, located near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny Mountains. SCI Huntingdon was, until the reopening of SCI-Pittsburgh, the oldest-operating state correctional facility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

History

The facility was opened in 1889[1] and was modeled after the Elmira Reformatory in New York and was called the Huntingdon Reformatory for Young Offenders. SCI Huntingdon was used for "defective delinquents" until 1960, after that it became a maximum-security prison, housing Capital Case inmates until 1995. SCI Huntingdon is now a close-security institution.

Notable inmates

  • George Feigley, sex cult leader, served part of his sentence at SCI- Huntingdon.[2]
  • Kermit Gosnell, abortion provider and convicted child murderer[3]
  • Joseph Kallinger He had initially been held at the state prison at Huntingdon until he attacked another inmate with a razor-studded belt.[4]
  • Norman Johnston Escaped from SCI-Huntingdon August 2, 1999 and was captured 3 weeks later. He was convicted for the 1978 murders of 4 four teenagers to cover up a family burglary ring which were portrayed in the film "At Close Range" starring Sean Penn. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Huntingdon". Department of Corrections.
  2. ^ Kestler, Barbara (2008). "Music From the Old Prisoner's Head". prisoners.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010.
  3. ^ Hessler, Carl Jr (20 October 2018). "Detective in spotlight as true crime film 'Gosnell' opens". AP NEWS.
  4. ^ https://apnews.com/168339b7f7aec500b2130508724da365
  5. ^ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-08-21-9908210054-story.html

External links

Coordinates: 40°29′28″N 78°01′44″W / 40.49111°N 78.02889°W / 40.49111; -78.02889



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