State Correctional Institution – Somerset


State Correctional Institution – Somerset is a medium-security, all-male correctional facility located outside Somerset, Pennsylvania, about southeast of Pittsburgh, and about off the Somerset Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. In March 2024, 44 of Pennsylvania's death row inmates were moved to Somerset. They were previously at SCI Phoenix, which continues to house other death penalty prisoners.
Almost all of the prison is in Somerset [Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset Township], while a small portion is in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset [County, Pennsylvania|Brothersvalley Township]. The total land area is.

Construction of SCI - Somerset

SCI – Somerset was constructed at a cost of $82 million and was completed in 1993. The prison was constructed on the site of a farm. The campus covers 63 acres, inside and outside the perimeter fence.