State Correctional Institution – SCI Huntingdon

State Correctional Institution – SCI Huntingdon basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 814-643-2400

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at SCI Huntingdon located at 1100 Pike St in Huntingdon, 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 Huntington is a close custody state prison that houses about 2,100 adult male inmates. The prison is comprised of over 75 structures, fourteen of them are housing units. This facility employs inmates in a garment factory, a detergent factory, and a printing/sticker factory that are all made available through the correctional industries program. Inmates can also participate in the community work program which provides general labor for surrounding communities and is responsible for road cleanup crews.

SCI Huntingdon is Pennsylvania’s oldest State Correctional Institution in continuous operation, opening its gates in 1889. Originally intended to reform and educate young male offenders, inmates were schooled in the trades which included, painting, plumbing, carpentry and cabinet making, electrical, masonry (stone and brick) a foundry, blacksmith shop, lime kiln, brick ovens, sawmill, lumber kiln and planing mill. The farm operation supplied meats, dairy, poultry and vegetables for the kitchen. Electricity generated in the power plant and water supplied by springs on the property made the Institution almost totally independent from the outside world.

Number of Acres Inside the Perimeter: 10
Number of Acres Outside the Perimeter: 300
Number of Operational Structures: 76
Number of Housing Units: 14
Special Features: Special Needs Unit and Modular Housing Units

Inmate Information:

Inmate Population: Click HERE for the current population report
Inmate Average Age: 39

Total Number of Full-Time Employees: 650

Academic and Vocational Education:

• Academic Education through GED level
• Vocational Education: Business Education, Auto Mechanics, Barbering, Building Trades, Carpentry, Printing, and Warehouse/Forklift Operations. The vocational programs can accommodate up to 160 inmates. Industry-recognized certifications are available in all of these programs.
• Apprenticeship Programs: Building Maintenance, Auto Mechanics, Bricklayer, Computer Graphics/Printing, Electrical Maintenance, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration, Upholstery, Cook, Landscape Maintenance Technician, and Baker

Inmate Programs:

Family/Relationship Self
• Reading to your Children
• Veterans' Support Group
Sex Offenders
• Sex Offender Moderate-High Intensity Treatment
• Offender Low Intensity Treatment
• Special Needs Sex Offender Program
• Sex Offender Booster Program
Re-Entry
• Pre-Vocational Skills Class
• MoneySmart Program
Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD)
• Living Sober Therapeutic Community
• Parole Violator Group
• Outpatient Therapy Group
• Dual Diagnosis Group
• AA and NA Support Meetings
• Self-Management and Recovery Training
Offense Related
• Thinking for a Change
• Act 143 Victim Awareness
• Violence Prevention
• Batterer’s Intervention
Mental Health Programs
• Dual Diagnosis Group

Correctional Industries: In its modern form, Correctional Industries was introduced at SCI Huntingdon in September of 1954. At the present time, there are three major industrial plants in operation at this facility. There is a Garment/Clothing Plant, a Soap/Detergent Plant, and a Print/Sticker Plant.

Community Work Program: The Community Work Program has performed almost 4,000 hours of community work since January 2013.

CWP projects:
• Smithfield Township – general labor
• Bricktown Senior Citizens Center – general labor
• Greenwood State Park – general labor
• Newton Hamilton Borough – general labor
• Huntingdon Community Center – general labor
• Wood Community Association – general labor
• PennDOT Adopt a Highway Program – litter pickup

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

visitation Info

State Correctional Institution – SCI Huntingdon PA – Visitation

Visiting Hours – General Population
Monday: 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM
Friday: 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM
Saturday: 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM
Sunday: 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM
Maximum Number of Visitors Per Inmate
5 (including children)
NOTE:  Inmates are only permitted six visits total per month, with only three of the six being on weekends.
Visitation: SCI Huntingdon strives to maintain a family-friendly visiting room with a relaxed setting. Small games are available to play during visits. Since food items, snacks, and beverages are not permitted to be brought into the institution's visiting room, these items may be purchased from the vending machines located in the visiting area. Inmates are permitted six visits per month.