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This is a list of U.S. military prisons and brigs operated by the US Department of Defense for prisoners and convicts from the United States military.
Maximum security prisons and supermax prisons are grades of high security level used by prison systems in various countries, which pose a higher level of security to prevent prisoners from escaping and/or doing harm to other inmates or security guards. For the United States, see Incarceration in the United States § Security levels
A super-maximum security (supermax) or administrative maximum (ADX) prison is a "control-unit" prison, or a unit within prisons, which represents the most secure level of custody in the prison systems of certain countries.
These facilities house approximately 211,195 [1] inmates of varying security levels. Facilities are designated as either minimum, medium, maximum, or the most recent addition, super max. To help maintain security within facilities under its control, the BOP has formed a number of specialized tactical, and emergency response units.
By its own admission, Wisconsin's Department of Corrections noted many of the facility's problems can be explained by age and antiquated prison design, according to a 2020 report commissioned by ...
An image of Idaho Maximum Security Institution’s C Block, where civil commitment patients are held. In May, at least 90 men housed in the prison participated in a hunger strike.
The new prison reflects current prison design of smaller low-rise separate buildings where prisoners can be more easily isolated from the general population. [5] In 2012 the facility received a 100% rating and the accolades from an assessment team from the American Correctional Association (ACA) (who have been auditing the sites since 1988 ...
The prison also contains a Protective Housing Unit, which holds up to 47 prisoners who require “extraordinary protection from other prisoners”. Manson was transferred from San Quentin State ...