maximum-security
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of maximum-security
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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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
A former British soldier sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security Russian prison colony has told the BBC he feels abandoned by the UK government.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
The White House, for example, is seeking $152 million from Congress to turn Alcatraz back into a maximum-security prison, an idea the president has talked about for several years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Who guarded them under maximum-security conditions while waiting for the international coalition to decide their fate?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 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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