State Correctional Institution – Muncy
Prison in Pennsylvania, United States
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State Correctional Institution – Muncy (SCI Muncy) is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison for women in Clinton Township, Lycoming County,[1] near Muncy. SCI Muncy, a medium/maximum security prison,[2] houses Pennsylvania's death row for women.[3]
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 Interactive map of State Correctional Institution Muncy | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Security class | Close-security Maximum security |
| Opened | 1953 [2] |
| Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Wendy Nicholas |
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.[2]
SCI Muncy is the diagnostic center for female offenders in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. It also houses the Young Adult Offenders program.[2] SCI Muncy has received some press coverage for its service dog training program.[4]
As of 2019, the prison housed 1,472 prisoners, including 170 with life sentences.[5] After inmate Shonda Walter's death sentence was reduced to life in 2016, there were no remaining women on Pennsylvania's death row.[6][7] In December of 2025 SCI Muncy held 1,028 inmates against a public capacity of 1,642 individuals, or 62.6%.[8]
Operations
John Beauge of Pennlive.com reported that the prison "still resembles an early 1900s small college campus, albeit one with a few plain, modern buildings added over the years."[9]
The restricted housing unit houses some women with disciplinary issues.[9]
Notable inmates
- Tabitha Buck, convicted in the murder of Laurie Show (released).[10]
- Mary Jane Fonder, convicted in the murder of Rhonda Smith (deceased).[11]
- Amber Meidinger, convicted in the murder of Jennifer Daugherty.[12]
- Peggy Darlene Miller, convicted in the murder of Jennifer Daugherty.
- Sylvia Seegrist, convicted in the October 30, 1985, shooting at Springfield Mall in Springfield, Pennsylvania, that left three people dead.[13]
- Sharon Wiggins, convicted of bank robbery and murder (deceased).
- Michelle Sue Tharp, convicted in the murder of her 7-year-old daughter. Tharp was initially sentenced to death; she was granted a resentencing in 2014 which was still pending as of 2024.[6][14]
