supermax
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The 47-year-old lawyer promised to build supermax prisons in the Amazon while reinforcing the army to smash trafficking groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The 68-year-old "El Chapo" is serving a life sentence at a supermax federal prison in Colorado following his 2016 arrest and 2019 conviction.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
The BBC visited a high-security, supermax prison in Texas with Ms Mahmood in February.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
On Tuesday, Doncic gave a Dallas reporter a wry smile when asked if he had given the Mavericks reason to believe he wouldn’t have signed the supermax extension he’d earned with the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
And the odd thing is, the idea for a supermax is not new.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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