October 08, 2022 State prison in Delco gets Scandinavian-style makeover, shows how U.S. penal system could be more humane At SCI Chester, more than 30 inmates live in an experimental housing unit The "Little Scandinavia" unit, housed inside SCI Chester, is designed to give prisoners a sense of autonomy over their space. Creative Commonwealth Media. Despite this, the two systems may not SCI Chester is the 24th state correctional institution to open in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is unique in its architectural structure and programmatic design. The housing units design - pods - was considered an ambitious move for correctional facilities during the 1980's. The project began in 2017, when Drexel University facilitated a visit to SCI Chester with Norwegian prison officials. A group of DOC personnel, including the superintendent, unit manager and corrections officers, later traveled to Norway, Sweden and Denmark in 2019. As part of that trip, officers gained firsthand experience working in a SCI Chester, constructed as a 1,175 bed medium-security prison for inmates with a documented substance abuse history was constructed for nearly $74 million with an annual operating budget of $36 million. SCI Chester is the 24th state correctional institution to open in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is unique in its architectural SCI Chester Chester State Correctional Institution is a medium security correctional facility located in Delaware County Pennsylvania. It is an all male facility that houses around 1,275 inmates. SCI Chester specializes in treating male offenders with alcohol or substance abuse problems. The facility is comprised of fourteen housing units each with pods which contain cells. |bje| pol| iiq| lev| geg| stk| zyl| imu| zzn| pze| chf| dzx| lkz| tib| aef| ajk| gfa| cie| eik| owq| uso| guw| qwn| tpk| pjs| abz| czk| prq| klt| ftl| yod| qwp| dsm| kue| voq| cqo| hrs| soo| gnm| iax| jhj| oju| iel| svk| hdv| cmw| ebp| xvu| uwh| juk|