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The State Correctional Institution – Graterford, commonly referred to as SCI Graterford, known prior as Eastern Correctional Institution, Graterford Prison, Graterford Penitentiary, and the Graterford Prison Farm, was a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison located in Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, [1] near ...
This state-of-the-art facility was designed to replace the aging SCI Graterford, which was built in 1929. SCI Phoenix’s unique model is comprised of two prototypical correctional facilities featuring one shared Administration/Support Building.
SKIPPACK TOWNSHIP --The past and future of prisons exist side by side--for now--as the $400 million SCI Phoenix nears completion and the state prepares to mothball the 88-year-old-old SCI...
Graterford State Correctional Institution is a maximum security prison located in Graterford Pennsylvania that houses adult male offenders. It has had many names since the facility opened in 1929 and is commonly referred to as Graterford Prison and Graterford Penitentiary.
Construction has begun on a new state correctional facility in Pennsylvania that will replace the aging Graterford prison in Skippack Township. The new prison in Skippack will include two complexes, called Phoenix I and II.
How Can a Prison Diaspora Change the World? An event to launch the Graterford archive and honor featured artist Spel , a legendary visual artist from the Graterford Diaspora who is currently serving life without parole for a crime he did not commit.
Graterford Prison, established in 1929, was Pennsylvania's largest maximum-security prison until its closure in 2018. Situated in Skippack Township, the facility occupied a vast 1,730-acre area, including a 62-acre prison compound surrounded by imposing 30-foot high walls topped with nine staffed towers.