State Correctional Institution – Waymart is a medium-security correctional facility located in
Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Canaan is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 3,963 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total ...
, outside
Waymart
Waymart is a Local government in Pennsylvania#Borough, borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Waymart is a small town in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania known for its railroading history, Coal Count ...
, in the extreme northeast corner of the commonwealth. SCI Waymart also houses a unit (Forensic Treatment Unit) for
mentally disabled
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males needing psychiatric care and treatment. The facility is located on the site of the former Farview State Hospital.
Opening of SCI Waymart
The opening of this institution
Penna. Department of Corrections - SCI Waymart
/ref> was pressed due to the 1989 riots at State Correctional Institution - Camp Hill
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. From the opening until 1995, the correctional facility and the still-open Farview State Hospital operated jointly, unique for the commonwealth. In 1995, the Department of Public Welfare turned over hospital operations to the Department of Corrections
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.
See also
* List of Pennsylvania state prisons
This is a list of state prisons in Pennsylvania. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Historical (closed)
* State Correctional Institution – Greensburg, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, ...
References
External links
Penna. Department of Corrections - SCI Waymart
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Prisons in Pennsylvania
Buildings and structures in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
1989 establishments in Pennsylvania