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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Broadnax is scheduled to die by lethal injection on April 30 at Huntsville Unit, a maximum security prison in Texas.
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
In 1933, the Department of Justice took over Alcatraz to open a maximum security prison for some of the nation's most dangerous criminals.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Dozens of Venezuelans were deported to a maximum security prison in El Salvador last year.
—Juan Carlos Chavez, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
An IndyStar investigation published late last year uncovered widespread violence, severe understaffing and drug use at the maximum security prison north of Kokomo.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
In 1933, the Department of Justice took over Alcatraz to open a maximum security prison for some of the nation's most dangerous criminals.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Dozens of Venezuelans were deported to a maximum security prison in El Salvador last year.
—Juan Carlos Chavez, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
An IndyStar investigation published late last year uncovered widespread violence, severe understaffing and drug use at the maximum security prison north of Kokomo.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Maximum security prison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maximum%20security%20prison. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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