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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The eight men on death row in Idaho are kept at the state’s maximum security prison south of Boise, while Row is held at the Idaho women’s prison in Pocatello.
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Kevin Fixler
september 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Guzman, who was arrested for the third time in 2016 and later convicted in New York, is serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison in Colorado.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
After his sentencing, Kohberger was transferred to a maximum security prison located near the city of Kuna.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The shift would make Miami Correctional Facility one of the largest detention centers in the Midwest, but the maximum security prison has been plagued with complaints for years.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Fixler
september 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Guzman, who was arrested for the third time in 2016 and later convicted in New York, is serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison in Colorado.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
After his sentencing, Kohberger was transferred to a maximum security prison located near the city of Kuna.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The shift would make Miami Correctional Facility one of the largest detention centers in the Midwest, but the maximum security prison has been plagued with complaints for years.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maximum security prison
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“Maximum security prison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maximum%20security%20prison. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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