State Correctional Institution – SCI Greene

State Correctional Institution – SCI Greene basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 724-852-2902

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at SCI Greene located at 175 Progress Dr in Waynesburg, PA are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

SCI Greene is a maximum-security state prison, classified as a Supermax which houses most of Pennsylvania's capital case inmates. The prison has 11 cell blocks and houses about 1,750 inmates. The death row prisoners are in blocks G and L; they normally stay in their cells but may go to a recreational area and the library. Greene was built with the newest features at the time, including central air conditioning.

The prison had cable television installed at the time of its opening.

Number of Acres Inside Perimeter: 44
Number of Acres Outside Perimeter: 84
Number of Operational Structures (inside and outside of perimeter): 33
Number of Housing Units: 11
Housing units consist of both cells and dormitory-style housing.
Special Features: One Special Needs Unit

Inmate Average Age: 38

Total Number of Full-Time Employees: 693

Academic and Vocational Education:
• Academic Education: Adult Basic Education (GED ), English as a Second Language (ESL), Individual Cell Study, Victim Awareness, Money Smart, Pre-Vocational, Read to your Child/ Grandchild program, Correspondence Courses as requested.
• Vocational Education: Carpentry Trades Program (NCCER), Business Educations (ICDL), Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (NCCER)
All vocational classes except business educations offer industry-recognized certifications specific to the trade skills taught in the program.

Inmate Programs:

Family/Relationship Self
• Reading to your Children
• Inside Out Dads (parenting)
Sex Offenders
• Sex Offender Moderate-High Intensity
• Offender Low Intensity
• Sex Offender Booster Program
Re-Entry Pre-Vocational Skills Class
• Money Smart Program
• HVAC
• GED
• In-Cell Study Program
Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD)
• Therapeutic Community
• Outpatient Therapy Group
• Dual Diagnosis
• AA/NA Support Meetings
Offense Related
• Thinking for a Change
• Act 143 – Victim Awareness
• Violence Prevention
• Batterer’s Intervention
Mental Health Programs
• MH Education
• MH Management
• MH Peer Group
• MH Community Re-Entry Group
• Dual Diagnosis Group
• MH Support Group for Recent Psychiatric Commitment
Security Threat Group Monitoring Unit (STGMU)
• Violence Prevention High
• Making Informed Decisions About Change
Special Needs Unit (SNU)
• Dual Diagnosis Group
• Violence Prevention
• Tutoring
• Thinking for a Change
• Sex Offender Treatment

Correctional Industries: Correctional Industries operates a garment factory that employs three staff members and 56 inmates. The factory produces the following items: denim blue jeans, denim release coats, sweatshirts, sweat pants, sweat shorts jumpsuits, and laundry bags for use at State Institutions. Correctional Industries also produces all staff hats including Garrison hats.

Community Work Program: The Community Work Program provided a total of 8,983 hours of community work in 2012 for estimated savings to the community of $224,575.

CWP projects:
• Provided maintenance services & painting to churches
• Provided maintenance services & painting to Volunteer Fire Departments
• Refurbished local Police Department
• Litter pick up throughout county in cooperation with PENN DOT (8 months/year)
• Provide maintenance services to both public and non-profit schools – Greene & Fayette Counties
• Set up items for Washington County Fairgrounds
• Assisted numerous non-profit agencies in Greene, Washington and Fayette Counties with various projects and events.

Correctional Industries: Correctional Industries operates a garment factory that employs three staff members and 56 inmates. The factory produces the following items: denim blue jeans, denim release coats, sweat shirts, sweat pants, sweat shorts jumpsuits, and laundry bags for use at State Institutions. Correctional Industries also produces all staff hats including Garrison hats.

visitation Info

State Correctional Institution – SCI Greene PA – Visitation

Visiting Hours – General Population

• Monday: CLOSED
• Tuesday: CLOSED
• Wednesday: CLOSED
• Thursday: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
• Friday: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
• Saturday: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
• Sunday: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Maximum Number of Visitors Per Inmate – 5 (excluding children) 

Virtual Visitation: Virtual visitation is available at SCI Greene and is limited to persons living in the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Erie areas. The program uses video conferencing technology to enhance parenting skills; allows an inmate to visit with immediate family members, caregivers of the inmate’s children, and other individuals on the inmate’s approved visiting list; increases the frequency of visits for an inmate; and permits the scheduling of visits at times that are best for the visitors. Every inmate in general population status, regardless of his custody level, is eligible. Inmates housed in administrative and disciplinary custody are not permitted to participate in the Virtual Visitation Program.

State Correctional Institution – SCI Greene PA – Visiting Hours
State Correctional Institution – SCI Greene PA – Visitation Rules