Discover insider facts about ADX Florence, the only federal Supermax prison in the U.S.—its history, conditions, lawsuits, and why it’s so controversial. Tucked into the high plains of Fremont County, ...

NEW YORK — In the world of corrections, there are inmates who pose security risks, and then there's Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The drug lord has an unparalleled record of jailbreaks, having escaped ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison, warning ...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing a fellow prisoner at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life ...

A federal judge took the rare step last week of concluding an incarcerated, self-represented plaintiff should be compensated $10,000 by the U.S. government for a prison guard’s unwarranted use of ...

Earlier today, California Senator Dianne Feinstein said that the supermax federal prison in Florence, Colorado, would be a good location to hold Gitmo detainees. In an emailed statement to THE WEEKLY ...

It’s home to Ramzi Yousef, who plotted the 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center; 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui; “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski; and Richard Reid, the “shoe bomber.” When inmates ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing a fellow prisoner at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a ...