| State Correctional Institution – Greene | |
| Location: | Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania |
| Status: | Open |
| Classification: | Supermax |
| Capacity: | 1,853 |
| Population: | 1,569 (85.7%) |
| Population As Of: | October 31, 2023 |
| Managed By: | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
| Governor: | Josh Shapiro |
| Warden: | Michael Zaken |
| Website: | SCI Greene |
| Prisoners: | Mumia Abu-Jamal, Jimmy Dennis, Jerry Sandusky |
The State Correctional Institution – Greene (SCI Greene) is a maximum security prison, classified as a Supermax,[1] located in Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, near Waynesburg, off Interstate 79 and Pennsylvania Route 21.[2] [3] Pennsylvania Department of Corrections operates the prison, which previously housed most of Pennsylvania's capital case inmates.[3]
It is in the far southwest of the state,[4] near the border with West Virginia, in a rural area.[5]
SCI Greene opened in late 1993.[3] [6]
Around 1996, some prisoners stated that some guards used more force than necessary to control them, and a video camera had captured evidence related to the complaint. Charles Graner, a prison guard who began working at SCI Greene in 1996, was the defendant in two lawsuits, each by a different prisoner; both lawsuits were dismissed as one disappeared after finishing his sentence and the other had submitted his lawsuit after a deadline. Graner later became known for the Abu Ghraib scandal.[5]
At some point all of the death penalty prisoners at Greene were moved to SCI Phoenix.[7]
The prison had 11 cell blocks. SCI Greene had 1,750 prisoners and 720 employees. The death row prisoners are in blocks G and L; they normally stay in their cells but may go to a recreational area and the library.[6] Greene was built with the newest features at the time, including central air conditioning.[5]
The prison had cable television installed at the time of its opening.[5]
, SCI Greene had 157 death row prisoners, about 75% of the prisoners under Pennsylvania state death sentences.[6]
Life imprisonment:
Other imprisonment
Death row: