Prison Name: | State Correctional Institution - Albion |
Location: | Conneaut Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania |
Classification: | Medium-Security, Close-Security |
Capacity: | 2,152 |
Population: | 2,274 |
Populationdate: | June 30, 2015 |
Opened: | 1993 |
Managed By: | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
State Correctional Institution – Albion is a Medium-Security correctional facility for males, located in the extreme northwestern corner of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Erie County. SCI-Albion also holds Close-Security inmates as well.
SCI Albion was a prototype[1] of four other similar correctional facilities constructed in the 1990s. Funding for construction was unique at the time as the Department of General Services joined Erie County to construct this facility. The county had a prison authority to float the bond Issues and authorize payments. The Commonwealth pays for the indebtedness via a monthly payment to the county.
SCI Albion covers a 357-acre area, with 67 of those acres within the perimeter fence.[2] The grounds also include 22 structures, including the prison's ten (10) housing units. Housing consists of both cells and dormitory-style housing. A Special Needs Unit (SNU) and Residential Treatment Unit (RTU) at SCI Albion are present.
As of April 30, 2022, 1,999 males were incarcerated at SCI-Albion, within a stated capacity of 2,191. The institution employs 533.[2] [3]