State Correctional Institution – Huntingdon

State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon
Interactive map of State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon
Location
Security classClose security
Opened1889
Managed byPennsylvania Department of Corrections
Websitepa.gov/agencies/cor/state-prisons/sci-huntingdon

The State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon (SCI Huntingdon) is a close-security correctional facility for men in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in the Appalachian Mountains. SCI Huntingdon is the oldest state correctional facility in continuous operation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In December of 2025, Huntingdon held 1,854 inmates against a public capacity of 2,306 individuals, or 80.4%.

History

The facility was opened in 1889 and was modeled after the Elmira Reformatory in New York and was called the Huntingdon Reformatory for Young Offenders. SCI Huntingdon was used for "defective delinquents" until 1960, after that it became a maximum-security prison, housing Capital Case inmates until 1995. SCI Huntingdon is now a close-security institution.

Notable inmates

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References

  1. ↑ "SCI Huntingdon | Department of Corrections | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania". www.pa.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "MONTHLY POPULATION REPORT" (PDF). pa.gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Huntingdon". Department of Corrections.
  4. ↑ Kestler, Barbara (2008). "Music From the Old Prisoner's Head". prisoners.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010.
  5. ↑ Feigley, George. "Revenge Of The Clowns". Archived from the original on November 19, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hessler, Carl Jr (October 20, 2018). "Detective in spotlight as true crime film 'Gosnell' opens". AP NEWS.
  7. ↑ "Triple Murderer Joseph Kallinger Dies in Prison". Associated Press.
  8. ↑ "10 killings linked to Pa. inmate". Associated Press. February 17, 1985. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Killer Captured Nearly 3 Weeks After Prison Escape". Chicago Tribune. August 21, 1999.
  10. ↑ "The Untold Tale of Cosmo DiNardo's Descent Into Murder and Madness". February 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Inside SCI Huntingdon Prison, Where Luigi Mangione Is Being Held". Newsweek. December 11, 2024.
  12. ↑ María Delgado, Antonio (October 17, 2025). "He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him". Miami Herald.

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