Search SCI Rockview Records Online

Jail Name:

SCI Rockview

Jail Type:

State Prison

State:

Pennsylvania

County:

CENTRE

City:

Bellefonte

Source:

Wikipedia

Description:

The State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Rockview, commonly referred to as Rockview, is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison located in Benner Township, Pennsylvania, 5 miles (8.0 km) away from Bellefonte.[1][2] 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

Opened:

1915

Security Class:

Medium

Same As:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Correctional_Institution_%E2%80%93_Rockview

Source URL:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Correctional_Institution_%E2%80%93_Rockview

Photo URL:

https://www.cor.pa.gov/migration/PublishingImages/rockview.bmp

Website URL:

https://www.cor.pa.gov/Facilities/StatePrisons/Pages/Rockview.aspx