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| Location | Seward, Alaska |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 500+ |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Managed by | Alaska Department of Corrections |
| Director | Lynnie Einerson (Acting Superintendent) |
Spring Creek Correctional Center is an Alaska Department of Corrections maximum security prison for men located in Seward, Alaska, United States.[1][2] The prison is located approximately 125 miles (201 km) south of Anchorage. The prison is located on about 328 acres (1.33 km2) of land surrounded by national parks. The prison capacity consists of over 500 inmates and 97 correctional officers. Built as a decentralized campus, the prison construction was completed in 1988 at a cost of $44,678,000.[3] A large portion of the prisoner population consists of "hard core" felons who committed violent crimes, such as murder. The Alaska DOC says that these prisoners "will probably spend the rest of their life in prison." Spring Creek also houses prisoners who committed less serious crimes like assault and burglary and usually have sentences from three years to ten years.[2]
- ^ "City of Seward 2020 Comprehensive Plan Volume II Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine." City of Seward. 94/97. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.
- ^ a b "Spring Creek Correctional Center Archived 2010-08-26 at the Wayback Machine." Alaska Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.
- ^ "SCCC History". correct.state.ak.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.