Share This
Supermax
Supermax is the name used to describe "control-unit" prisons, or units within prisons, which represent the most secure levels of custody in some countries' prison systems. The objective is to provide long term, segregated housing for inmates classified as the highest security risks in the prison...
Learn more about Supermax »
Add More Topics
Save this view to a base, or just for yourself.
8 Prison topics matching:
Filter this Collection
+
x
-
Prison
-
Prisoners
- » Security Class
- » Prison Type
- » Managed By
-
Capacity
-
Population
-
-
Location
-
Structure
-
Project focus
-
Building
- Other Columns Other Info
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island is an island located in the San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) offshore from San Francisco, California. Often referred to as The Rock, the small island early-on served as a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison,...
Area:
- 0.089031 km² (0.034375 mi² )
Attica Correctional Facility
The Attica Correctional Facility is a penitentiary in Attica, New York.
It held many of the most dangerous criminals of the time when it was constructed in the 1930s. A tear gas system is installed in the mess hall and industry areas and has been...
Pelican Bay State Prison
Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) is a supermax state prison near Crescent City in Del Norte County, California. The 275-acre (111 ha) facility houses some of California's most dangerous inmates.
Pelican Bay opened in 1989, principally to house the...
Sing Sing
Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison in the Village of Ossining, Town of Ossining, New York, United States. It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City on the banks of the Hudson River. Ossining's...
Florida State Prison
Florida State Prison (FSP), also known as Starke Prison (because of its proximity to Starke, Florida), formerly known as the Union Correctional Institution – East Unit, or the Raiford State Penitentiary is a correctional facility located in Starke,...
ADX Florence
The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX) is a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, USA. It is unofficially known as ADX Florence, Florence ADMAX, Supermax, or The Alcatraz of the Rockies. It is operated by the federal...
Utah State Prison
Utah State Prison, or USP, is one of two prisons managed by the Utah Department of Corrections' Division of Institutional Operations. It is located in Draper, Utah, United States, about 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.
The prison was built to...
Tamms Correctional Center
The Tamms Correctional Center is a prison located in Alexander County, Illinois north of Tamms, Illinois. The prison has two sections, a 200-bed minimum security facility opened in 1995, and a 500-bed maximum security facility known as CMAX opened...
