State Correctional Institution – Waymart

State Correctional Institution – Waymart is a medium-security correctional facility located in Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania,[3] outside Waymart, in the extreme northeast corner of the commonwealth. SCI Waymart also houses a unit (Forensic Treatment Unit) for mentally disabled males needing psychiatric care and treatment. The facility is located on the site of the former Farview State Hospital.

State Correctional Institution - Waymart
LocationCanaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Security classMedium-Security
Capacity1,430[1]
Population1,425[2]
Opened1989
Managed byPennsylvania Department of Corrections

Opening of SCI Waymart

The opening of this institution[4] was pressed due to the 1989 riots at State Correctional Institution - Camp Hill. 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.

See also

References
  1. "Error" (PDF).
  2. "Waymart State Correctional Institution Visiting hours, inmate phones, mail".
  3. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Canaan township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-08-12. State Correctional Institution Waymart
  4. Penna. Department of Corrections - SCI Waymart

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