NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Supermax prison

Supermax is the name used to describe control-unit prisons, the most secure prisons in the prison system. The term originated in the United States as a contraction of super-maximum.

In supermax prisons, prisoners are kept in their cells for 22 to 23 hours a day, often in solitary confinement. The balance of the day, they are allowed access to an exercise area to be able to exercise.

Prisoners are under constant surveillance, usually with video cameras.

Recently, Australia has opened a facility in the Goulburn Correctional Centre to the supermax standard. The Goulburn Correctional Centre is a maximum / minimum security Australian male prison located in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Current Supermax Prisons in the United States

Wallens Ridge State Prison - Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Red Onion State Prison - Pound, Virginia
Wisconsin Secure Program Facility - Boscobel, Wisconsin
USP Florence ADMAX (Administrative Maximum) Facility - Florence, Colorado
Ohio State Prison - Youngstown, Ohio
Pelican Bay State Prison - Crescent City, California
Souza-Baranowski Correctional Facility -- Shirley, Massachusetts

Examples of Supermax inmates include: Big Stone Gap is a town located in Wise County, Virginia. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner Official languages English Area 110,862 kmÂ² (35th) - Land 102,642 kmÂ² - Water 8,220 kmÂ² (7. ... Pound is a town located in Wise County, Virginia. ... This page refers to the city of Boscobel. ... One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... Administrative Maximum Security Florence or simply ADX Florence or Florence ADMAX, (aka Supermax) is the only supermax prison operated by the federal government of the United States. ... Florence is a city located in Fremont County, Colorado, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,653. ... Youngstown is a city located in Mahoning and Trumbull counties in Ohio, on the Mahoning River, 67 miles southeast of Cleveland, Ohio. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 kmÂ² (34th) - Land 106,154 kmÂ² - Water 10,044 kmÂ² (8. ... Pelican Bay State Prison is a California State Prison located in the northwestern part of the state near Crescent City, California on 275 acres (1. ... Crescent City is the county seat of Del Norte County, California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 kmÂ² (3rd) - Land 404,298 kmÂ² - Water 20,047 kmÂ² (4. ... Shirley is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 kmÂ² (44th) - Land 20,317 kmÂ² - Water 7,043 kmÂ² (25. ...

Terry Nichols, conspirator in the Oklahoma City bombing
Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber
Lee Boyd Malvo, conspirator in the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks
John Allen Muhammad, implementator of the Beltway sniper attacks

Categories: U.S. detainees Terry Nichols (born April 1, 1955) is accused of being the accomplice of Timothy McVeigh, an American terrorist in the Oklahoma City bombing (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, April 19, 1995). ... Damage to the Murrah building before cleanup began. ... Theodore Kaczynski Theodore John Kaczynski, Ph. ... Lee Boyd Malvo Lee Boyd Malvo (alias John Lee Malvo) (born February 18, 1985), along with John Allen Muhammad, was arrested on October 24, 2002 in connection with the Beltway sniper attacks. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Locations of the 14 fatal sniper attacks numbered chronologically. ... John Allen Muhammad (born John Allen Williams on December 31, 1960) carried out the Beltway sniper attacks in an apparent attempt to extort $10 million dollars through terrorism. ... Locations of the 14 fatal sniper attacks numbered chronologically. ...

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Supermax prison - definition of Supermax prison in Encyclopedia (1206 words)
	Many facets of prison society have made their way into mainstream culture, such as the practice of secretly brewing pruno, a type of illicit beverage, the custom of dominant prisoners retaining personal bitches, and the dangers of "dropping the soap".
	Prisoners are placed into different facilities that vary by security level, especially in security measures, administration of inmates, and weapons and tactics used by corrections officers.
	Prisoners are confined in their cells 23 hours a day and when out of their cells, are always kept in the cellblock or an exterior cage.

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