The ADX in Florence, Colorado, is the one and only federal "Supermax" prison, home to the most dangerous criminals and escape-prone offenders in federal prison. Among nearly 400 male inmates ...
54 Even prisoners at ADX-Florence enjoy certain privileges that are denied detainees at Guantanamo. The country’s only federal supermax prison, ADX-Florence houses convicted criminals believed ...
When inmates arrive at the United States Penitentiary Administrative-Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado, it immediately becomes clear: ADX, the nation’s most secure Supermax prison ...
The inmate, identified as Shane McMillan ... and attempting to stab another inmate to death at the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado in 2011, court records show.
McVeigh had been housed at the Florence prison - known as the "Alcatraz of the Rockies'' - since he was sentenced ... or the federal government could contract with the state of Colorado to perform the ...
More than 40 US states run "super-maximum security" prisons for ... runs only one "Supermax:" the notorious US Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado.