State Correctional Institution – Rockview
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The State Correctional Institution – Rockview (SCI Rockview) is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison located in Benner Township, Pennsylvania, 5 miles (8.0 km) away from Bellefonte.[1][2] A portion of the prison grounds extends into College Township.[3]
Location | Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Opened | 1915 |
Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
SCI Rockview, which began construction in 1912 and was completed in 1915, was intended to replace Eastern State Penitentiary and Western Penitentiary. Instead it became a branch prison of Western housing lesser security risk prisoners employed in the extensive farm program outside the gates. Rockview is now a medium-security institution for men.[2] Pennsylvania's execution chamber is located on the grounds of Rockview; however, there is no "death row" there. Condemned prisoners are transported to Rockview from death rows in maximum security prisons across the state several days before their scheduled execution.[4]
SCI – Benner Township was constructed adjacent to SCI Rockview in 2010.[5]