early next year. But it's an open question where those prisoners would go. One possibility is a secretive installation in Colorado where more than 40 terrorists are already locked away. The government doesn't sa
There is only one federal supermax prison in America: The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility, also called the ADX. The ADX is located in Florence, Colorado. It was built in 1994 and currently houses over 400 inmates. While ADX is the only federal supermax institution, ...
So here we were. We'd done our shooting outside the prison, hiking up to the fence line and seeing the mirrored glass of the gun towers. We'd even heard what sounded like a rock band playing from at the neighboring U.S. Penitentiary (which is a high-security facility itself). The ...
See Inside Supermax + Other Notorious Colorado Prisons and Jails From Supermax to historic jails, take a stroll through some places in Colorado in which you’d never want to end up staying the night. Gallery Credit: Nate Wilde See Inside Supermax + Other Notorious Colorado Prisons and Jails ...
It's no secret that keeping inmates in solitary confinement causes severe psychological issues, and SuperMax was built as a 100% solitary confinement facility. There have been reports of inmates screaming at all hours, throwing bodily waste at guards, and causing self-inflicted bodily harm. ...
The warden at SuperMax and top prisons officials in Washington declined CNN requests for an interview. Colorado State Democratic Rep. Buffie McFadyen, whose Pueblo district includes SuperMax, said budget problems for the prison system have left the top-security facility short-changed and short-staffe...