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Prison reform and staff wellness are inextricably linked

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Supermax Prison

Supermax Prison

ADX Florence, located in Florence, Colorado, is a federal Supermax prison. Known as the Alcatraz of the Rockies, Supermax is home to over 400 of the most dangerous and violent offenders in the federal prison system. The Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols, the Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and several other terrorists are serving time at the ADX.

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Jailed terrorist requests ADX Florence Supermax release
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Abu Hamza, a former imam featured on the "Preachers of Hate" series, is serving a life sentence on charges of terrorism and kidnapping
10 years later: High-rise jail escape with bedsheets, dental floss
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Two convicted bank robbery inmates broke out of their 17th floor cell of the Metropolitan Correctional Center and rappelled down the building's sheer face
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Boston Marathon bomber has $20K in Supermax canteen account
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Justice department pushes prosecutors to seek funds Tsarnaev, R. Kelly and other killers and sexual predators have stashed in commissary accounts
Lawsuit alleges cartel member moved to Colorado Supermax to make him talk about 'El Chapo'
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Marco Paredes-Machado claims he was classified as a member of the ISIS terrorist group to justify moving him to the maximum-security prison
How a supermax prison transformed an officer's law enforcement career — and life
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Paul Valentino wanted to be a third-generation law enforcement officer, and fortunately, his first stop along the way was a supermax prison
'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski moved to prison medical facility
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Kaczynski is serving life without the possibility of parole following his 1996 arrest
Court sides with Colo. supermax prison in censorship case
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A federal appeals court ruled officials changed their policies after refusing to distribute a legal magazine to inmates
5 things to know about the ‘escape proof’ supermax prison
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El Chapo will be serving out the rest of his days in the “Alcatraz of the Rockies”
Book excerpt: As I Live and Breathe: A Perspective from a Prison Psychologist
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Focusing on her experience working in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a female psychologist gives an account of the world inside the system
Report supports RI plan to renovate supermax prison
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The project will allow the state to design the prison in a more efficient layout requiring fewer COs to watch over inmates
‘El Chapo’ likely headed to escape-proof Supermax prison in Colo.
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Chances are "El Chapo" will be at the notorious Supermax prison in Colo. that has a 100 percent no-escape record
How a warden brought humanity to the Supermax prison facility
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The Supermax – designed to be confining in every way – houses the nation’s most dangerous and notorious criminals
How Julia Roberts’s new movie may influence prison reform
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A new movie being made about ADX Florence may impact the public’s opinion of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), conditions of confinement, restrictive housing and segregation units
Boston bomber Tsarnaev wants life at Supermax to stay a secret
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Tsarnaev's lawyers argue that who Tsarnaev meets, speaks with and writes to remains "privileged and confidential defense information"
Remembering 9/11: Thank the 'Supermax' staff
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Correctional staff at the "supermax" prison in Florence, Colo. protect us each day by housing dozens of terrorists

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