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SCI-Forest
1 Woodland Drive
PO Box 307
Marienville, PA 16239-0307
Phone: (814) 621-2110
Fax: (814) 927-8143
On September 29, 2004, Corrections
Secretary Jeffrey A. Beard, Ph.D., and General Services Secretary
Donald T. Cunningham Jr. joined approximately 150 local, state and
federal officials and dignitaries to formally dedicate the State
Correctional Institution (SCI) at Forest, Forest County.
The
new, state-of-the-art maximum-security prison, which is situated on
approximately 64 acres, is scheduled to begin housing adult male
inmates in October or November 2004.
Built
at a cost of $138 million, the prison will house approximately 2,200
inmates and will employ 650 individuals at full operation. According
to state officials, the prison represents great opportunity for
economic revitalization in Forest County and the surrounding
communities.
“This
prison will help us meet our mission of protecting the public, but it
also will help to stimulate the economy in a county where jobs are
scarce,” Secretary Beard said.
"The
stark reality is that one of the most important public facilities built
by the state are our correctional facilities," General Services
Secretary Donald T Cunningham, Jr. said. "And this state
of the art prison, built by a consortium of 30 contractors, provides
cost-effective housing for our inmates and protection for the
surrounding community." |
From Interstate 80 – East (Harrisburg):
Exit
78, (Brookville/Sigel), PA-36N. Follow 36N approximately 10.6 miles.
Turn right onto PA-899, follow approximately 10.8 miles. Turn right
onto PA-66N, follow approximately 2.5 miles. Turn right into SCI
Forest.
From Interstate 80 – West (Mercer/Pittsburgh):
Exit 60, PA-66N, follow approximately 28 miles. Turn right into SCI Forest.
From the Northwest:
From PA-8, turn right onto PA-27E. PA-27E merges with PA-227. Continue on to PA-27E/PA-227. Keep straight onto PA-36S. Turn left onto PA-66N. Follow PA-66N approximately 14 miles. Turn right into SCI Forest. Visiting Information
(Subject to Change Based on Population)
Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Due to the time necessary to prepare a visit and to avoid conflict with
other institution programs and scheduling, visiting registrations will
not be accepted after 2:30 p.m. The visiting room is closed each Tuesday and Wednesday, therefore no visits will be permitted at all on these days.
Rules:
The
length of the visits shall be a minimum of two hours per visit,
depending upon individual inmate program status within the institution
and available visiting room space.
The frequency of visits shall
be five visits per month. Approval for special visits must be made by
the Superintendent or his designee. Only three visits each month are
permitted on weekend days.
Five adults and five children are permitted at one time, with more permitted depending upon space available.
On contact visits, an inmate and his visitors may embrace upon meeting and when leaving the visiting area.
Restricted Housing Unit inmates will not be permitted weekend visits without prior approval of the Superintendent.
No adult clothing changes will be permitted.
No smoking is permitted in the Visiting Room. No smoking materials will be permitted inside the Front Gate.
General Visiting Information
All
visitors must be on the approved visiting list. It is recommended that
you arrive as early in the day as possible so that proper arrangements
can be made in time for your visit. It may take some time to locate an
individual inmate for a visit, so please be patient.
Have
proper identification with you, preferably a driver?s license or other
photo ID. You will not be permitted to visit without proper
identification. A valid vehicle registration is required.
Please
be sure to sign in upon your arrival and sign out before you leave. If
you travel by private vehicle, you will be asked to register the year,
make, model and license number.
All visitors are subject to
search upon entering the institution, while at the institution and upon
leaving the institution. If you refuse to be searched before entering
the institution, your visiting privileges may be denied. If you refuse
to be searched while in the institution or upon leaving the
institution, you may be detained until the appropriate law enforcement
authorities arrive.
Cameras, tape recorders, radios and handbags are not permitted in the visiting area.
Inmates placed in disciplinary custody status may have their visiting privileges restricted.
Please
use good judgment and discretion in dress and behavior so as not to
embarrass others in the visiting area. Keep children under control.
Failure to do so may result in early termination of your visit.
Ex-offenders must have prior approval from the superintendent to visit any inmate.
Do not bring any kind of gift to the institution. Remember, inmates are not permitted to take anything from the visiting room.
Any
visitor appearing to be under the influence of alcohol or controlled
substance will not be permitted to enter the institution.
All
inmates are informed of changes that may occur in visiting regulations.
It is the responsibility of each inmate to inform his visitors of these
changes.
Please remember that violations of visiting regulations may result in the suspension of visiting privileges.
The
Department of Corrections encourages you to put money on inmate accounts
electronically using one of the two following options:
JPay
Western Union
Please
remember: If your friend or family member owes fines, costs or
restitution, a percentage of any money you deposit (regardless if it is
electronically deposited) may go to paying his or her debt in accordance with
DC-ADM-005
How To Email an
Inmate
1. Go to
the vendor website that services the institution where the inmate is housed.
2.
Establish an account with that vendor and follow their instructions to create
an email.
3. All
emails are subject to review for appropriate content. After
review, the email will be printed on paper and delivered to the inmate.
4. Any
response from the inmate will be mailed out using regular U.S. Postal Service
mail. Inmates do NOT have access to any outgoing email programs.
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