State Correctional Institution – Rockview
At that time, the Pennsylvania State Legislature selected the new Western Penitentiary in Centre County, now known as Rockview, as the location of the chair.In 1972, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision Commonwealth v. Bradley invalidated the administration of the death penalty.On November 29, 1990, amidst debate over whether electrocution was cruel and unusual punishment, the Pennsylvania State Legislature barred further such executions and lethal injection was approved.The hospital was renovated into a maximum security building that houses the execution chamber and a holding area for death row inmates.Materials transferred from the previous location include the bullet-proof glass room divider, the tables, and the chairs.
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