State Correctional Institution – Muncy

State Correctional Institution – Muncy (SCI Muncy) is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison for women in Clinton Township, Lycoming County, near Muncy. SCI Muncy, a medium/maximum security prison, houses Pennsylvania's death row for women. In 1920, Muncy Industrial Home opened as a training school for imprisoned women between 16 and 30. In 1953 the industrial home became a part of the Bureau of Correction. The industrial home is now SCI Muncy. SCI Muncy is the diagnostic center for female offenders in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. It also houses the Young Adult Offenders program. SCI Muncy has received some press coverage for its service dog training program. As of 2019, the prison housed 1,472 prisoners, including 170 with life sentences. After inmate Shonda Walter's death sentence was reduced to life in 2016, there were no remaining women on Pennsylvania's death row. In December of 2025 SCI Muncy held 1,028 inmates against a public capacity of 1,642 individuals, or 62.6%.

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