high-security

adjective

: carefully locked, protected, or guarded
a high-security prison/facility

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Meanwhile, the Correction Department faced criticism on Tuesday from the Board of Correction for quietly creating a new Rikers Island high-security unit without critical services already in place. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025 For seven years, the only full-time gynecologist at the California Institution for Women, a high-security prison facility in Chino, has been abusing his patients, according to a civil lawsuit filed this week by six women. Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025 The base already houses a migrant facility - separate from the high-security U.S. prison for foreign terrorism suspects - that has been used occasionally for decades, including to hold Haitians and Cubans picked up at sea. Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 The Migrant Operations Center is separate from the high-security prison facility that has been used to hold al Qaeda detainees. Matt Seyler, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for high-security 

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“High-security.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-security. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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