maximum-security
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of maximum-security
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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He had been placed in Atascadero State Hospital, a maximum-security prison for mentally ill convicts located between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Bureau of Prisons records show he is housed at a maximum-security federal prison in Florence, Colo., know as the “Alcatraz of The Rockies,” that also houses the “El Chapo” and other high-profile criminals.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
The decision to pull the segment on an El Salvador maximum-security prison where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants drew sharp criticism from one of the network’s most high profile correspondents, Sharyn Alfonsi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
In one case, 238 Venezuelans were deported by the US to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
She had transferred up to Bedford Hills, the maximum-security prison for women in Westchester County.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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