State Correctional Institution - SCI Graterford PA - CLOSED

The State Correctional Institution - SCI Graterford PA - CLOSED is now closed. Please check Nearby Prisons and Jails or revisit the Prison and Jail Directory to perform a new facility search.

SCI Graterford (Montgomery County), opened in 1929, performed the same branch function for Eastern until Eastern was closed in 1970. Today, this facility houses adult male inmates. It also houses capital case inmates. This prison was closed on July 15, 2018, after all inmates and staff had been relocated to SCI Phoenix, which is 1/4 mile away from the closed prison -- located on the same prison property.

Number of Acres Inside Perimeter: 62
Number of Acres Outside Perimeter: 1,652
Number of Operational Structures (inside and outside of perimeter): 152
Number of Housing Units: 12
Special Features: One Special Needs Unit; One Outside Service Unit; One Mental Health Unit; and Two Restricted Housing Units (one of which houses capital case inmates)

Inmate Population: Click HERE for the current population report
Total Number of Full-Time Employees: 1,109

Academic and Vocational Education:

• Academic Education through GED level; college courses are offered periodically throughout the year for inmates who are academically suited
• Vocational Education: Barbering School; International Computer Driving License; Warehouse Operations; Literacy; Pre Vocational; THU Pre Vocational; and Money Smart

Inmate Programs:

Family/Relationship Self
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• FACT (Fathers And Children Together)
Sex Offenders
• Sex Offender Moderate-High Intensity
• Offender Low Intensity
• Special Needs Sex Offender Booster Program
Re-Entry
• Pre-Vocational Skills Class
• Back on Track Inside
• MoneySmart Program
Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD)
• Therapeutic Community
• Parole Violator
• Outpatient Therapy Group
• Dual Diagnosis
• AA/NA/SOS Support Meetings
Offense Related
• Impact of Crime

• Thinking for a Change
• Act 143 Victim Awareness
• Violence Prevention
• Batterer’s Intervention
• Sex Offender Program
Mental Health Programs
• MH Education
• MH Management
• MH Peer Group
• MH Community Re-Entry Group
• Dual Diagnosis Group
• MH Support Group for Recent Psychiatric Commitment Returns
• Mind Over Matter
• Get It Together (Adult ADHD group)

Correctional Industries: Correctional Industries at SCI Graterford has five manufacturing cost centers consisting of a Garment Factory, Underwear Plant, Shoe Factory, Textile Weaving Mill, and a Hosiery Knitting Mill. The products from these cost centers are sold to state agencies, tax supported and non-profit organizations.

Community Work Program:

Equine Rescue Program – Inmates care for older horses that were abandoned or scheduled to be euthanized. The Last Chance Ranch provides supplies and veterinary care for these horses.

Dog Program – SCI Graterford currently has no dog programs. However, we do have three dogs that reside in our Outside Service Unit. These dogs are used to control the goose population on the institution grounds, both inside and outside the compound.

State Correctional Institution - SCI Graterford PA - Visiting Hours
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Correctional Industries: Correctional Industries at SCI Graterford has five manufacturing cost centers consisting of a Garment Factory, Underwear Plant, Shoe Factory, Textile Weaving Mill, and a Hosiery Knitting Mill. The products from these cost centers are sold to state agencies, tax supported and non-profit organizations.

Wheelchair Restoration – This is sponsored by Wheels for the World outreach program. Out of service wheelchairs of all types are completely refurbished and sent to needy individuals around the world.