Its official name is the U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility, but everyone calls it "ADX" or "ADX Florence." The ADX in Florence, Colorado, is the one and only federal "Supermax ...

In eastern Colorado, about 100 miles south of Denver lies a federal prison in which the United States puts its worst criminals to punishment. The ADX Florence, sometimes known as the "Alcatraz of ...

Located in Colorado, ADX Florence is a supermax prison designed for the most dangerous criminals. Inmates are held in solitary confinement 23 hours a day, with minimal human contact. The facility ...

Colorado’s penitentiary, ADX Florence, is perhaps the most secure prison the world has ever seen. It is said that prison here consider themselves lucky if they ever get to see the sun. Alcatraz has ...

54 Even prisoners at ADX-Florence enjoy certain privileges that are denied detainees at Guantanamo. The country’s only federal supermax prison, ADX-Florence houses convicted criminals believed ...

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 ...

ADX Florence, US Located in the United States, ADX Florence, is known as one of the world’s worst prisons due to its extreme security measures. Commonly known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies ...

But the federal government runs only one "Supermax:" the notorious US Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado. More widely known as the ADX or the "Alcatraz of the ...

The Bureau of Prisons intends to cut retention bonuses ... Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper of Colorado, all supported 25% retention bonuses for FCC Florence last year. John Butkovich, president ...