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 Life And Deaths Of Wilson Shedd stars Amanda Seyfried as a creative writing teacher at a maximum security prison who falls for a charismatic inmate played by Scoot McNairy. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 Maier's death was among a string of deaths at the Waupun Correctional Institution – Wisconsin's oldest maximum security prison – that brought heavy public scrutiny to prison conditions. — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026 An interview request sent to Kohberger at the maximum security prison south of Boise did not receive a response Thursday. — Kevin Fixler september 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026 Maxwell is serving out her sentence at a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, where she was transferred last summer from a much less comfortable maximum security prison in Florida. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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