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| Location | Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania |
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| Status | Open |
| Security class | Supermax |
| Capacity | 1,853 |
| Population | 1,569 (85.7%) (as of October 31, 2023) |
| Opened | November 9, 1993 (1993-11-09) |
| Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
| Governor | Josh Shapiro |
| Warden | Michael Zaken |
| Website | SCI Greene |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal, Jimmy Dennis, Jerry Sandusky | |
The State Correctional Institution – Greene (SCI Greene) is a maximum security prison, classified as a Supermax,[1] located in Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, near Waynesburg, off Interstate 79 and Pennsylvania Route 21.[2][3] Pennsylvania Department of Corrections operates the prison, which houses most of Pennsylvania's capital case inmates.[3]
It is in the far southwest of the state,[4] near the border with West Virginia, in a rural area.[5]
SCI Greene opened in late 1993.[3][6]
Around 1996, some prisoners stated that some guards used more force than necessary to control them, and a video camera had captured evidence related to the complaint. Charles Graner, a prison guard who began working at SCI Greene in 1996, was the defendant in two lawsuits, each by a different prisoner; both lawsuits were dismissed as one disappeared after finishing his sentence and the other had submitted his lawsuit after a deadline. Graner later became known for the Abu Ghraib scandal.[5]
The prison had 11 cell blocks. As of 2012[update] SCI Greene had 1,750 prisoners and 720 employees. The death row prisoners are in blocks G and L; they normally stay in their cells but may go to a recreational area and the library.[6] Greene was built with the newest features at the time, including central air conditioning.[5]
The prison had cable television installed at the time of its opening.[5]
As of 2012[update], SCI Greene had 157 death row prisoners, about 75% of the prisoners under Pennsylvania state death sentences.[6]
Life imprisonment:
Other imprisonment
Death row:
State Correctional Institution Greene- 2010 Map Index and pages 1, 2, and 3.
39°54′22″N 80°08′14″W / 39.9060°N 80.1371°W / 39.9060; -80.1371
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