State Correctional Institution – Muncy (SCI Muncy) is a

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prison for women in Clinton Township, Lycoming County, near Muncy. SCI Muncy, a medium/maximum security prison,SCI Muncy

. Retrieved on August 24, 2010. houses Pennsylvania's

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for women. In 1920, Muncy Industrial Home opened as a training school for imprisoned women between 16 and 30. In 1953 the industrial home became a part of the Bureau of Correction. The industrial home is now SCI Muncy. SCI Muncy is the diagnostic center for female offenders in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. It also houses the Young Adult Offenders program. SCI Muncy has received some press coverage for its

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training program. As of 2019, the prison housed 1,472 prisoners, including 170 with

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. After inmate Shonda Walter's death sentence was reduced to life, there were no remaining women on Pennsylvania's death row.

Operations

John Beauge of Pennlive.com reported that the prison "still resembles an early 1900s small college campus, albeit one with a few plain, modern buildings added over the years."Beauge, John.
Craigslist killer Miranda Barbour is one of 170 lifers at Muncy state prison

Pennlive.com. October 30, 2014. Retrieved on February 14, 2016. The restricted housing unit houses some women with disciplinary issues.

Notable inmates

* Tabitha Buck, convicted in the murder of Laurie Show (released). * Mary Jane Fonder, convicted in the murder of Rhonda Smith (deceased). * Amber Meidinger, convicted in the murder of Jennifer Daugherty. * Peggy Darlene Miller, convicted in the murder of Jennifer Daugherty. * Sylvia Seegrist, convicted in the October 30, 1985 shooting at Springfield Mall in Springfield, Pennsylvania that left three people dead. * Sharon Wiggins, convicted of bank robbery and murder (deceased). * Michelle Sue Tharp, convicted in the murder of her 7-year-old daughter. Tharp was initially sentenced to death; she was granted a resentencing in 2014 which was still pending as of 2024.

References

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* Eaton, Alissa.
Veterinarians help preserve service dog training program at state correctional facility
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