State Correctional Institution – Forest is one of two identical correctional facilities in Pennsylvania that were constructed in the beginning of the twenty-first century to hold maximum-security male inmates. SCI Forest is located in the community of Marienville, in remote Forest County.
SCI - Forest and SCI-Fayette, which are identical in size and design, were constructed to accommodate overcrowding at SCI-Pittsburgh and SCI-Waynesburg, which were "mothballed"[1] after the opening of SCI Forest. Construction of the correctional facility cost $126 million.
Notable Inmatesedit
Inmate Name
Register Number
Status
Details
Andrew Jerome Wurst
EA5775
Serving a 30-60 year sentence with possibility of parole in 2028.[2][3]
state, correctional, institution, forest, identical, correctional, facilities, pennsylvania, that, were, constructed, beginning, twenty, first, century, hold, maximum, security, male, inmates, forest, located, community, marienville, remote, forest, county, st. State Correctional Institution Forest is one of two identical correctional facilities in Pennsylvania that were constructed in the beginning of the twenty first century to hold maximum security male inmates SCI Forest is located in the community of Marienville in remote Forest County State Correctional Institution ForestLocationMarienville Jenks Township Forest County PennsylvaniaSecurity classMaximum SecurityCapacity2 309Population2 389OpenedOctober 2004Managed byPennsylvania Department of Corrections Contents 1 Creation of SCI Forest 2 Notable Inmates 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCreation of SCI Forest editSCI Forest and SCI Fayette which are identical in size and design were constructed to accommodate overcrowding at SCI Pittsburgh and SCI Waynesburg which were mothballed 1 after the opening of SCI Forest Construction of the correctional facility cost 126 million Notable Inmates editInmate Name Register Number Status Details Andrew Jerome Wurst EA5775 Serving a 30 60 year sentence with possibility of parole in 2028 2 3 Perpetrator of the 1998 Parker Middle School dance shooting in which he murdered teacher John Gillette 4 5 6 See also editList of Pennsylvania state prisonsReferences edit State Announces Plan To Mothball Western Pen Pittsburgh Post Gazette 4 19 2004 Retrieved 5 7 2011 Palattella Ed Andrew Wurst loses appeal in 1998 killing of teacher near Edinboro Erie Times News Retrieved 2024 01 30 Inmate Parolee Locator inmatelocator cor pa gov Retrieved 2024 01 30 staff CBSNews com staff CBSNews com 1998 04 25 Students Pray For Slain Teacher CBS News www cbsnews com Retrieved 2024 01 30 Hays Kristen 1998 04 26 8TH GRADER HELD IN FATAL SHOOTING Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 2024 01 30 Student Guns Down Science Teacher Chaperoning School Dance The New York Times Associated Press 1998 04 26 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2024 01 30 External links editPenna Department of Corrections SCI Forest 41 28 51 N 79 05 51 W 41 48083 N 79 09750 W 41 48083 79 09750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title State Correctional Institution Forest amp oldid 1202375800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
