Supermax prison
Highest-security lockup
A supermax prison is a maximum-security facility designed for the most dangerous or high-risk inmates, featuring extreme isolation and restricted movement.
Prisoners typically spend 22-24 hours daily in solitary confinement with minimal human contact.
The terrorist was transferred to a supermax prison in Colorado.
The term combines "super" and "maximum security."
- terroristsThose using violence politically
- constitutional challengesCourt cases testing governmental powers
- solitary confinementIsolated imprisonment in cell
- mental health crisisSevere psychological distress episode
- death rowHousing for condemned prisoners
life sentence · surveillance systems · international standards · serial killers · advocacy groups · gang members · motion detectors · repeat offenders · sentencing laws · judicial oversight · penal codes · lockdown · correctional officers
Supermax prisonfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · open society · free world · civilian life · release
Supermax prisonrehabilitation center
Facility for overcoming dependency
reentry program · open prison · diversion program · treatment facility · community service
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