State Correctional Institution – Cresson

Correctional facility in Pennsylvania, US

State Correctional Institution - Cresson

Location| Cresson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Security class| Close-Security, Medium-Security
Opened| 1987
Closed| June 30, 2013
Managed by| Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

State Correctional Institution – Cresson was a medium-security, all male correctional facility,[1] located off U.S. Route 22, about 10 miles west of Altoona along Old Route 22 in the Western part of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

On January 8, 2013 state officials announced the prison would be closed.[2] The prison closed June 30, 2013 and the land was put up for sale by the state.[3]

## Creation of SCI-Cresson

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Under Executive Order of then-Governor Dick Thornburgh in January, 1983, This facility, formerly the Lawrence Frick State Hospital[4] for the mentally ill, was to be transferred to the Bureau of Corrections for its current use. The construction/renovation process at Cresson was allocated at $20.6 Million. Construction/renovation began in 1984, and the design of the new housing units for inmates was prototyped in future institutions across the Commonwealth. The activation team was created in the fall of 1986. SCI Cresson opened in 1987, becoming a medium-security correctional facility for men.

## Notable inmates

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* Joseph Kallinger \- Serial killer and rapist; died in 1996[5]
* John du Pont \- Convicted murderer

## See also

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* List of Pennsylvania state prisons

## References

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1. ^ "Penna. Department of Corrections - SCI Cresson". Archived from the original on 2014-05-14.
2. ^ "Wozniak: SCI Cresson to close".
3. ^ "Two closed state prisons go up for sale".
4. ^ "Asylum Projects". Asylum Projects. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
5. ^ "Inquirer.com: Philadelphia local news, sports, jobs, cars, homes". www.inquirer.com.

## External links

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* Penna. Department of Corrections - SCI Cresson

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