ADX Florence, constructed in 1994 and opened one year later, is classed as a supermax or "control unit" prison, that provides a higher, more controlled level of custody than a regular maximum security prison (or "high security", as it is called in the federal prison system). [2]

This is a list of notable inmates held at ADX Florence. This list contains foreign citizens who committed or attempted to commit terrorist attacks against United States citizens and interests. All sentences are without parole. Serving six consecutive life sentences.

2023年5月1日 · Official policy at USP Florence ADMAX that outlines the specific regulations and procedures for visiting an inmate at this facility. Conditions under which qualified media representatives may visit institutions.

2024年7月17日 · America’s highest-security federal prison, ADX, is home to some of the world’s most notorious criminals, including Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo,” shoe bomber Richard Reid, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

2024年8月12日 · Just two hours outside of Denver, in a concrete pit among Rocky Mountain foothills, sits the highest-security prison in America. Its official name is the U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility, but everyone calls it "ADX" or " ADX Florence."

2015年6月25日 · When inmates arrive at the United States Penitentiary Administrative-Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado, it immediately becomes clear: ADX, the nation’s most secure Supermax prison, is...

2023年6月23日 · Inmates are immediately provided with a copy of the institution rules and regulations, which include information on inmate rights and responsibilities. It also includes information on sexual assault and abuse. Within 28 days of arrival, inmates will participate in the Admission and Orientation (A&O) Program.

2024年7月31日 · After being found guilty on all counts in an international drug distribution case, notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will be serving out the rest of his days in the United States’ only federal “supermax” prison, ADX-Florence or “administrative maximum” prison in Florence, Colorado.

2023年12月29日 · He’s joined by some of the world’s most dangerous criminals at the USP Florence ADMAX – known colloquially as the ADX, Supermax or Alcatraz of the Rockies – the highest-security federal...

2015年3月26日 · Florence, a faded Colorado mining town, lobbied hard for the $60 million prison to be built within its city limits, with residents eventually donating 600 acres of land to the B.O.P. The ADX...