maximum security

a prison with more restrictions designed to hold the most dangerous criminals of society; supermax.

Noun

  1. a prison with more restrictions designed to hold the most dangerous criminals of society; supermax.
    • Younis is now serving 30 years in maximum security. - 1990 June, J. Bennett, “Mission improbable”, in Washington Monthly, volume 22, number 5, page 22:
    • Mike Wallace: (Voiceover) […] They were released straight out of maximum security, solitary confinement, and then dropped off at this small-town bus stop nearby. - 1993 December 26, “Crime and Punishment; Building More...
    • While in maximum security, Glennie has been assaulted four times. - 2002 August 26, Kirk Mitchell, “Stuck Inside: Fakers deemed sane are often confined by the state indefinitely”, in Denver Post, page A-01:

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