maximum-security
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of maximum-security
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Roberts entered Tennessee's maximum-security prison for women, now known as Debra K Johnson Rehabilitation Center, in Nashville in December 2006.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Chaves toured the maximum-security prison Bukele built and spearheaded the construction of a similar facility in Costa Rica, which is expected to open later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
By handing Zambada over to U.S. authorities while turning himself in, Guzmán López hoped to secure a deal that would allow him to avoid his father’s fate of serving life in a maximum-security prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Patterson watched this week's proceedings at Melbourne's Supreme Court via a live video link from her maximum-security prison, the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne's western suburbs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Scores of civil rights leaders were arrested and sent to serve life sentences in the maximum-security penitentiary on Robben Island, in the cold Atlantic Ocean.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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