Supermax Prison
The Supermax Prison section focuses on the highest-security facilities designed to house the most dangerous and disruptive inmates. This directory offers articles and resources on the operation, management, and unique challenges of Supermax prisons, including the strict security measures and isolation protocols used. Understanding Supermax prisons is essential for those involved in managing high-risk populations and ensuring facility security. For related content, explore our section on escapes.
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
Justice department pushes prosecutors to seek funds Tsarnaev, R. Kelly and other killers and sexual predators have stashed in commissary accounts
Marco Paredes-Machado claims he was classified as a member of the ISIS terrorist group to justify moving him to the maximum-security prison
James Sabatino, imprisoned at ADX Florence for running a luxury goods scam from his cell, argues the DOJ is misusing security measures to silence him
The commutation clears Larry Hoover, 73, for transfer from ADX Florence, though he remains in custody under a 200-year state murder sentence
Ishmael Petty, already serving life for a prior inmate murder, is charged in a second prison homicide at ADX Florence in 2020
El Chapo, “shoe bomber” Richard Reid and the Boston Marathon bomber will live the rest of their days in the “Alcatraz of the Rockies”
Focusing on her experience working in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a female psychologist gives an account of the world inside the system
The Supermax – designed to be confining in every way – houses the nation’s most dangerous and notorious criminals
Paul Valentino wanted to be a third-generation law enforcement officer, and fortunately, his first stop along the way was a supermax prison
The judge also ordered Arthur Lee Cofield Jr. to pay millions in restitution, including $11 million for the money he stole from billionaire movie producer Sidney Kimmel while inside the Georgia DOC’s Special Management Unit
Abu Hamza, a former imam featured on the “Preachers of Hate” series, is serving a life sentence on charges of terrorism and kidnapping
The project will allow the state to design the prison in a more efficient layout requiring fewer COs to watch over inmates
Chances are “El Chapo” will be at the notorious Supermax prison in Colo. that has a 100 percent no-escape record
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
Tsarnaev’s lawyers argue that who Tsarnaev meets, speaks with and writes to remains “privileged and confidential defense information”
Homeland Security
Correctional staff at the “supermax” prison in Florence, Colo. protect us each day by housing dozens of terrorists