minimum-security

[min-uh-muhm-si-kyoor-i-tee]

adjective

1. (of a prison) designed for prisoners regarded as being less dangerous; having fewer restrictions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of minimum-security¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Maxwell, who was previously held at a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Fla., that housed both women and men, was moved to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas that only houses women days after her interview with Blanche.

From Salon

Days after the Blanche meeting, and without any explanation, Maxwell was surprisingly moved from her Florida prison to a minimum-security federal prison “camp” in Texas that is also known as “Club Fed.”

From Slate

In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons William K. Marshall III, the lawmakers — members of the House Judiciary Committee — criticized the meeting and Maxwell’s move to “a far preferable and relatively luxurious minimum-security prison camp.”

From Salon

Maxwell, 63, was convicted in December 2019 and was recently moved from a Florida prison to a new minimum-security facility in Texas.

From BBC

There are no major polls yet on how folks feel about Maxwell being quietly moved from a Florida prison to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas where the majority of inmates are serving time for nonviolent offenses and white-collar crimes.

From Los Angeles Times