maximum security prison
Definition of maximum security prison
: a prison that does as much as possible to keep prisoners from escaping and watches them very closely
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: the greatest quantity or value attainable or attained
: the period of highest, greatest, or utmost development
: an upper limit allowed (as by a legal authority) or allowable (as by the circumstances of a particular case)
: the quality or state of being secure: such as
: freedom from danger : safety
: freedom from fear or anxiety
: a state of confinement or captivity
: a place of confinement especially for lawbreakers
: an institution (such as one under state jurisdiction) for confinement of persons convicted of serious crimes — compare jail
: imprison, confine
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