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  2. State Correctional InstitutionGraterford - Wikipedia

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    The State Correctional InstitutionGraterford, 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 ...

  3. SCI Phoenix | Department of Corrections - PA.GOV

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    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.

  4. Behind Bars: A Look Inside Long Awaited Graterford State Prison...

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    MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) - It's been one delay after another for SCI Phoenix, the state prison that is to replace Graterford in Montgomery County. But as the prison nears completion KYW...

  5. 'Sentimental' inmates get ready to move from 88-year-old prison...

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    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...

  6. Pennsylvania to replace Graterford prison with new $400 million...

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    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.

  7. A tour inside Pennsylvania's newest state prison: SCI ... - ...

    www.pennlive.com/news/2017/10/sci_graterford_sci_phoenix...

    Graterford, which opened in 1929 to accommodate overflow from Eastern State Penitentiary, is situated behind imposing 30-foot-high concrete walls.

  8. How much prison does $400M buy? A look inside SCI Graterford and...

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    Work on SCI Phoenix, Pennsylvania's newest state prison, began nearly a decade ago but faced one delay after another due to legal and political skirmishes. Now, the $400 million facility that...

  9. Pennsylvania's newest, most expensive prison is finally ready -...

    www.inquirer.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/sci-phoenix...

    Years after Pennsylvania's newest, biggest, and most expensive prison, State Correctional Institution Phoenix, was slated for completion, certificates of occupancy have at long last been issued for the entire $400 million, 3,830-bed complex in Montgomery County. The move from Graterford Prison finally seems imminent.

  10. About 2,600 inmates transferring from Graterford to new Pa. ...

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    Over 2,600 inmates at an 89-year-old Pennsylvania prison are being transferred to a new, long-delayed facility about a mile down the road. The first phase of transfers began just after 9 a.m. Wednesday from the state prison at Graterford to the sprawling, $400 million complex at SCI Phoenix, according to a statement from the Department of ...

  11. Pennsylvania: SCI Graterford’s Replacement Slated to Open | ...

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    One of three prisons approved in 2007 under then-Governor Ed Rendell, SCI Phoenix – located about a mile from the Graterford facility – is designed to hold more prisoners in fewer cells. At full capacity, 3,830 prisoners will be housed in 1,972 cells, most of which are double-bunked.