This is a list of state prisons in Pennsylvania. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
| Institution Name | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum security | |||
| Close security. Houses all female capital punishment inmates & diagnostic and classification center for women. |
| Institution Name | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset, Pennsylvania | Houses geriatric and mentally ill inmates | ||
| Co-ed and six-month duration | |||
| Originally part Farview State Hospital. Has Forensic Treatment Unit & houses inmates with mental disorders who require inpatient psychiatric care and treatment. The 1989 riot at the State Correctional Institution – Camp Hill expedited the opening. |
| Institution Name | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Also close-security | |||
| Opened 1998 first facility to treat inmates with substance use and be tobacco free | |||
| Was originally designed for "defective delinquents" | |||
| Begun in 1912 and opened in 1915 was originally planned to replace Eastern and Western Penitentiaries | |||
| Institution Name | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic and classification center, riots occurred here in 1989 | |||
| Opened 1889 first for young offenders and then "defective delinquents" modeled after the Elmira Correctional Facility | |||