State Correctional Institution – Somerset

State Correctional Institution - Somerset
LocationSomerset Township / Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
StatusOpen
Security classMedium security
Capacity1,600
Opened1993
Managed byPennsylvania Department of Corrections

State Correctional Institution – Somerset is a medium-security, all-male correctional facility located outside Somerset, Pennsylvania, about 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, and about 5 miles (8.0 km) 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, while a small portion is in Brothersvalley Township. The total land area is 240 acres (97 ha).