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    SCI Camp Hill

    Learn more about State Correctional Institution (SCI) Camp Hill, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) diagnostic and classification center for males.

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    Facility Address

    2500 Lisburn Road
    Camp Hill, PA 17011
    717-737-4531

    Facility Mail Address

    P.O. Box 8837
    2500 Lisburn Road
    Camp Hill, PA 17001​

    Inmate Mail Address

    Smart Communications/PADOC
    Inmate Name/Inmate Number
    Institution
    PO Box 33028
    St Petersburg, FL 33733

    Facility information

    • Current inmate population
    • Acres inside perimeter: 52.5
    • Acres outside perimeter: 711.7
    • Operational structures: 44
    • Housing units: 20
    • Average number of employees: 980
    • Special features: This facility serves as the central diagnostic and classification center for all male inmates entering the state prison system. This facility also has a diversionary treatment unit (DTU), mental health unit (MHU), a residential treatment unit (RTU), intensive management unit (IMU) management control unit (MCU), youthful offender program (YOP), and special observation and assessment unit (SOAU).

    More about SCI Camp Hill

    Reentry Service Office

    In order to ease a reentrant’s transition after release and improve community reintegration, the Reentry Service Offices (RSOs) are designed to provide information and services to inmates who are within 18 months to their minimum and/or release date. Reentry Parole Agents (RPAs) oversee the RSOs and work with other DOC staff members to facilitate various workshops including Life Skills, Budgeting, Digital Literacy — among many others. The RSO utilizes its computer lab to assist reentrants with resume writing, job searches, as well as providing community connections for services they may need upon release.

    Community Work Program

    The SCI Camp Hill CWP serves the community through landscaping.

    Academic education

    • GED
    • Commonwealth Secondary School Diploma
    • Adult Basic Education
    • Special Education

    Vocational programs

    • HVAC
    • Barber
    • Print Shop
    • Graphic Arts
    • OSHA
    • Flagger
    • Ward Flex

    Inmate programs

    • Money Smart
    • Pathways to Success
    • Act 143 Victim Awareness
    • Impact of Crime
    • Business Education
    • Inside/Out Dads
    • Stress Reduction
    • Anger Management
    • Seeking Safety
    • Coping and Adjustment
    • Certified Peer Specialists
    • SUD Programs
    • Batterer's Group
    • Co-Occurring Outpatient

     

    • Superintendent: Lindsy Kendall
    • Deputy Superintendent for Centralized Services: Jennifer McClelland
    • Deputy Superintendent for Facilities Management: Jason Albert
    • Deputy Superintendent for Diagnostic Center:  Tracy Smith
    • Business Manager: Jennifer Russell
    • Superintendent's Assistant: Tonya Heist

    SCI Camp Hill opened on March 1, 1941, as the Pennsylvania Industrial School at White Hill for Young Offenders. In 1959, the institution was officially renamed the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill. In 1977, the Department established the facility as the Diagnostic and Classification Center for the Central Region. In 1990, SCI Camp Hill became the sole Diagnostic and Classification Center for all males entering the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.