United States · Pennsylvania · Huntingdon
Sci Huntingdon
Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.
For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Sci Huntingdon
Step-by-step guidance using the United States system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Sci Huntingdon is a state prison located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Rated capacity: 1,804. Reported population: 2,208. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
1,804
Current population
2,208
Occupancy
122%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Pennsylvania
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 5/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 122% of design capacity
This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Woodman State JailGatesvilleMaximumState prison720% occupancy
- Centinela State Prison (Cen)ImperialMaximumState prison150% occupancy
- Kern Valley State Prison (Kvsp)DelanoMaximumState prison152% occupancy
- Diagnostic And Evaluation CenterLincolnMaximumState prison178% occupancy
- High Desert State Prison (Hdsp)SusanvilleMaximumState prison152% occupancy
- Calipatria State Prison (Cal)CalipatriaMaximumState prison161% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersHigher risk than 75% of peer facilities in United States.
Reports
- marshall-project6 Jun 2016
est of his life in prison. That was more than a third of a century ago. At the time of the escape/hostage episode Johnson was put into isolated detention and then was shipped to SCI Huntingdon . Then he was brought back to SCI Pittsburgh . Then he briefly was placed in the custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons. Then he was sent to SCI Graterford . Then to SCI Greene . Then to SCI Rockview .
Data completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.
World Prisons. (2026). Sci Huntingdon. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sci-huntingdon
"Sci Huntingdon." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sci-huntingdon.
@misc{worldprisons-sci-huntingdon,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Sci Huntingdon},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sci-huntingdon},
urldate = {2026-10-23}
}