State Correctional Institution – SCI Fayette

State Correctional Institution – SCI Fayette basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 724-364-2200

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at SCI Fayette located at 50 Overlook Dr in LaBelle, PA are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

SCI Fayette is a maximum-security state prison incarcerating about 2,050 inmates in 11 housing units which are comprised of multiple occupancy cells, and dormitories. Fayette participates in the Correctional Industries program and employs inmates in a license plate factory producing plates that are used throughout the state. Furthermore, the metal factory produces metal furniture that is used in prison cells. The community work program here provides inmate labor in landscaping various government agencies, cemeteries and parks, the loading and unloading of trucks that provide goods for the local food banks, and picking up litter from roadways.

Number of Acres Inside Perimeter: 53
Number of Acres Outside Perimeter: 205
Number of Operational Structures (inside and outside of perimeter): 36
Number of Housing Units: 11
Housing units consist of both cells and dormitory-style housing.
Special Features: One Special Needs Unit and One Special Management Unit

Inmate Information:

Inmate Population: Click HERE for the current population report
Inmate Average Age: 39.30

Total Number of Full-Time Employees: 690 (including CI)

Academic and Vocational Education:

• Academic: ABE, Pre-GED, GED, Individual Cell Study Program and Correspondence Courses, ACSD and Pathways to Success.
• Vocational Education: HVAC, Business Education, Computer-Aided Design, Carpentry Trade Program and Welding, Cosmetology, Custodial Maintenance and Repair and Electricity. (certifications available)

Inmate Programs:

Family/Relationship Self
• Reading to your Children

• Inside Out Dads (parenting program)
Sex Offenders
• Sex Offender Moderate-High Intensity
• Offender Low Intensity
• Sex Offender Booster Program
Re-Entry
• Pre-Vocational Skills Class
• Money Smart Program
• Veterans’ Program

• Substance Use Disorder
• Therapeutic Community (Window of Hope and Opportunity)
• Co-Occuring Outpatient

• AA/NA and SMART Meetings
Mental Health

• Seeking Safety

Offense Related
• Thinking for a Change
• Act 143 Victim Awareness
• Violence Prevention
• Batterer’s Intervention

• Long Term Offender

Correctional Industries – The CI License Plate Factory produces aluminium license plates and special organizational plates for PennDOT. The Metal Factory produces products such as cabinets, shelves, security benches and furniture that are used in prison cells. These products are sold to agencies such as the Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and other state agencies.

Community Work Program: The CWP crew helps unload boxes at numerous food banks to include the Community Action Food Bank, Calvin Food Bank, Point Marion Food Bank and Centerville Food Bank. They have also painted, stripped and waxed floors and mowed grass at numerous churches, legions and community centers. CWP crew participates also pick up litter on their assigned roadways.

Correctional Industries: The CI License Plate Factory produces aluminum license plates and special organizational plates for Penn DOT. The Metal Factory produces products such as cabinets, shelves, security benches and furniture that are used in prison cells. These products are sold to agencies such as the Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and other state agencies.

visitation Info

State Correctional Institution – SCI Fayette – Visitation

Visiting Hours – General Population

• Monday: 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM
• (CLOSED the last Monday of every month)
• Tuesday: CLOSED
• Wednesday: CLOSED
• Thursday: 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM
• Friday: 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM
• Saturday: 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM
• Sunday: 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM

Maximum Number of Visitors Per Inmate – 5 (excluding children)
NOTE:  Visitors must be processed before 2 p.m. in order to visit.

State Correctional Institution – SCI Fayette PA – Visiting Hours
State Correctional Institution – SCI Fayette PA – Visitation Rules