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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Andry José Hernández Romero was among the Venezuelan nationals transferred to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
However, on the same day as the March 15 order, three flights carrying more than 200 Venezuelan men were flown to El Salvador to be held in the nation's maximum security prison.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Upgrades to do so at the state’s maximum security prison south of Boise could take about six months, Ricks said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
The administration sent more than 100 men to a maximum security prison in El Salvador under the law.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
However, on the same day as the March 15 order, three flights carrying more than 200 Venezuelan men were flown to El Salvador to be held in the nation's maximum security prison.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Upgrades to do so at the state’s maximum security prison south of Boise could take about six months, Ricks said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
The administration sent more than 100 men to a maximum security prison in El Salvador under the law.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Maximum security prison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maximum%20security%20prison. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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