State Correctional Institution – Forest
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| Location | Marienville, Jenks Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania |
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| Security class | Maximum-Security |
| Capacity | 2,309 |
| Population | 2,389 |
| Opened | October, 2004 |
| Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
State Correctional Institution – Forest is one of two identical correctional facilities in Pennsylvania that were constructed in the beginning of the twenty-first century to hold maximum-security male inmates. SCI Forest is located in the community of Marienville, in remote Forest County.
Creation of SCI-Forest
[edit]SCI - Forest and SCI-Fayette, which are identical in size and design, were constructed to accommodate overcrowding at SCI-Pittsburgh and SCI-Waynesburg, which were "mothballed"[1] after the opening of SCI Forest. Construction of the correctional facility cost $126 million.
Notable Inmates
[edit]| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
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| Andrew Jerome Wurst | EA5775 | Serving a 30-60 year sentence with possibility of parole in 2028.[2][3] | Perpetrator of the 1998 Parker Middle School dance shooting in which he murdered teacher John Gillette.[4][5][6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "State Announces Plan To 'Mothball' 'Western Pen'" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4/19/2004 (Retrieved 5/7/2011)
- ^ Palattella, Ed. "Andrew Wurst loses appeal in 1998 killing of teacher near Edinboro". Erie Times-News. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Inmate/Parolee Locator". inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ staff, CBSNews com staff CBSNews com (1998-04-25). "Students Pray For Slain Teacher - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ Hays, Kristen (1998-04-26). "8TH-GRADER HELD IN FATAL SHOOTING". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Student Guns Down Science Teacher Chaperoning School Dance". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1998-04-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
External links
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Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex) | |
