State Correctional Institution – Somerset
Location | Somerset Township / Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
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Status | Open |
Security class | Medium security |
Capacity | 1,600[1] |
Opened | 1993 |
Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
State Correctional Institution – Somerset is a medium-security, all-male correctional facility located outside Somerset, Pennsylvania, about 70 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, and about five miles off the Somerset Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Construction of SCI - Somerset[edit]
SCI – Somerset was constructed at a cost[1] of $82 million and was completed in 1993. The prison was constructed on the site of a farm. The campus covers 63 acres, inside and outside the perimeter fence.
Notable Inmates[edit]
Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
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Eric Frein | MY0275 | Sentenced to death. | Perpetrator of the 2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack in which he murdered Bryon Dickson and injured another officer.[2][3][4][5] After a large state-wide manhunt, Frein was captured and tried for his crimes.[6][7][8][9] |
John Eichinger | GL3402 | Sentenced to death.[10] | Convicted of murdering 4 people.[11] |
James David Martin | GN0771 | Serving a sentence of 22-to-44 years. | Murdered 3 people between 1989-2005.[12][13][14] |
Richard Poplawski | KB7354 | Sentenced to death.[15] | Perpetrator of the 2009 shooting of Pittsburgh police officers in which he murdered three cops after a 9-1-1 call from his mom's home.[16][17][18] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "New Somerset Jail Ready For Dedication" - Gettysburg Times, 4/13/1993 (Retrieved 5/6/2011)
- ^ Fitzsimmons, Emma G. (2014-09-13). "State Police Officer Dies in Pennsylvania Ambush". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Eric Frein At Large as Mourners Remember Trooper Bryon Dickson". NBC News. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Eric Matthew Frein identified by police as suspect in deadly trooper ambush - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Funeral for slain Pennsylvania trooper". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Eric Frein Was Dedicated to Killing Cops: Pennsylvania Police". NBC News. 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ Welch, Michael Winter, John Bacon and William M. "Manhunt ends with suspect placed in slain trooper's handcuffs". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Barbash, Fred (2021-10-25). "'Literally hunting humans': Eric Frein, sniper who killed Pa. trooper, sentenced to death". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Eric Frein, trooper ambush killer, sentenced to death in Pennsylvania - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2005/11/09/jury-gives-killer-death/
- ^ https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2005/12/13/eichinger-confronted-by-loved-ones-of-victims/
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/05/06/police-theorize-arundel-youth-was-killed-for-his-air-jordans/f5dc8ea5-376e-44bc-9ee2-19dff47c514b/
- ^ https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/05/10/suspect-james-martin-arraigned-in-1998-rape-murder-of-bronx-teenager/
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/nyregion/girl-killed-in-98-is-thought-to-be-victim-of-serial-killer-crime-scene.html
- ^ "Cop-Killer Richard Poplawski Sentenced To Death". WPXI. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ ROBBINS, LIZ; HAMILL, SEAN D. (2009-04-04). "Gunman Kills 3 Police Officers in Pittsburgh". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Gunman Kills 3 Pittsburgh Police Officers - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "911 worker didn't tell Pittsburgh police of guns". NBC News. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2024-01-30.