State Correctional Institution – Waymart
State Correctional Institution – Waymart is a medium-security correctional facility located outside Waymart, Pennsylvania in the extreme northeast corner of the commonwealth. SCI Waymart also houses a unit (Forensic Treatment Unit) for mentally disabled males needing psychiatric care and treatment. The facility is located on the site of the former Farview State Hospital.
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| Location | Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania |
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| Security class | Medium-Security |
| Capacity | 1,430[1] |
| Population | 1,425[2] |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
Opening of SCI Waymart
The opening of this institution[3] was pressed due to the 1989 riots at State Correctional Institution - Camp Hill. From the opening until 1995, the correctional facility and the still-open Farview State Hospital operated jointly, unique for the commonwealth. In 1995, the Department of Public Welfare turned over hospital operations to the Department of Corrections.
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