A "super-max" is the highest security prison in the penitentiary system. It's here the worst offenders -- or the most endangered ones -- serve their time in near isolation. There is only one ...

ADX super-maximum security prison in Florence, Colo. David Klug via AP . In this courtroom sketch, Robert Bowers confers with his legal team in federal court in Pittsburgh on May 30, 2023.

A federal prison expert who testified Wednesday about harsh conditions Robert Bowers could expect at the Bureau of Prisons’ only super-maximum security facility if he receives a life sentence ...

A Southwest Virginia super-maximum security prison—Red Onion State Prison—is the setting of a new HBO documentary film about solitary confinement.

These recommendations do not address basic standards that should be adhered to in all prisons regardless of their security level, ... The use of super-maximum security facilities should be ...

Prisons are a pretty basic concept. They keep criminals in one place and away from the public. Prison officials say they expect prisoners to try to escape, and they plan accordingly. In North ...

Twelve Black inmates at Red Onion State Prison, Virginia's first super-maximum security prison, have reportedly set themselves on fire since September in a bid to get transferred away from abusive ...

The departures mark the end of a nearly 15-year experiment with the super maximum-security prison, which supporters say the state still needs for troublemaking convicts — particularly during a ...

The super-maximum security prison is located about two hours south of Denver. The cells and fixed furnishings are made of reinforced concrete, and the facility is called the Alcatraz of the ...