maximum-security
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of maximum-security
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Last winter, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi clashed with Weiss over the editor’s decision to hold a story about an El Salvador maximum-security prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The 76-year-old is the former top associate of the organization's kingpin founder, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in a maximum-security prison in Colorado.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
He was arrested in 2021 during Cuba's largest anti-government protests in decades and spent five years in the maximum-security Guanajay prison near Havana.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
In December, Alfonsi challenged Weiss’s decision to hold a “60 Minutes” segment on an El Salvador maximum-security prison where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, including alleged gang members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
By 1982 Sing Sing had been reclassified once more as maximum-security.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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