maximum security prison
noun
: a prison that does as much as possible to keep prisoners from escaping and watches them very closely
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Jonathan Grant, 61, was found unresponsive in his cell early Saturday at the 200-year-old maximum security prison in Auburn, N.Y., which has been operating at about 58% of capacity since well before the strike, a statement from prison officials said.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Navalny survived an assassination attempt in 2020 before he was arrested in 2021, and was transferred to the maximum security prison in 2023, labeled an extremist, and forced into solitary confinement.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
Following a stint in solitary confinement, Warnock was moved into the prison’s G Block, which has similar restrictions to the state’s maximum security prison.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
The movie features a number of nonprofessional actors and men who were formerly incarcerated at the maximum security prison.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Navalny survived an assassination attempt in 2020 before he was arrested in 2021, and was transferred to the maximum security prison in 2023, labeled an extremist, and forced into solitary confinement.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
Following a stint in solitary confinement, Warnock was moved into the prison’s G Block, which has similar restrictions to the state’s maximum security prison.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
The movie features a number of nonprofessional actors and men who were formerly incarcerated at the maximum security prison.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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