State Correctional Institution – Houtzdale
State Correctional Institution – Houtzdale is a 1500-bed correctional facility located outside Houtzdale in southern Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, along Pennsylvania Route 153.
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| Location | Woodward Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania |
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| Security class | Medium-Security |
| Capacity | 1,587 |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
Building SCI Houtzdale
The facility cost $70 Million[1] to construct and, when opened in January 1996, had a bed capacity of 1,587. As of June 2012 SCI Houtzdale is the third-largest correctional institution in the state of Pennsylviania holding upwards of 2,800 inmates.
Notable inmates
- Warren McGlone (alias Steady B) - Hip hop artist, convicted in the murder of Philadelphia Police Department officer Lauretha Vaird in a bank robbery
See also
References
- Google News Search Excerpts - Retrieved 5/7/2011
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