State Correctional Institution – Somerset
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.[2] They were previously at SCI Phoenix, which continues to house other death penalty prisoners.[3] SCI – Somerset was constructed at a cost[1] of $82 million and was completed in 1993.The campus covers 63 acres, inside and outside the perimeter fence.