Maximum security prisons and supermax prisons are grades of high security level used by prison systems in various countries, which pose a higher level...

A super-maximum security (supermax) or administrative maximum (ADX) prison is a "control-unit" prison, or a unit within prisons, which represents the...

Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison is a prison west of Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria. It is named after the rural Kirikiri community in which it is situated...

Idaho Maximum Security Institution (IMSI) is a maximum-security prison located near Kuna, Idaho, United States, one of a cluster of seven detention facilities...

in 1961, the prison was used by the South African government for political prisoners and convicted criminals. The maximum security prison for political...

Pollsmoor Prison, officially known as Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, is located in the Cape Town suburb of Tokai in South Africa. Pollsmoor is a maximum security...

Kamiti Maximum Security Prison is a prison in Nairobi, Kenya. The prison is within Kasarani District, bordering Kiambu County. Originally named "Kamiti...

Auckland Prison (original name Paremoremo Prison, colloquially Pare, pronounced "Par-re") is a prison facility consisting from minimum security to maximum security...

maximum-security-prison-oakwood-virginia/65-2c2f7cb9-3bd7-47c0-9760-899202a69cfe Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prison – HBO Red Onion...

"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...

Luzira Maximum Security Prison is a maximum security prison for both men and women in Uganda. Until Kitalya Maximum Security Prison opened in 2020, Luzira...

maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. Angola is the largest maximum-security...

Millhaven Institution (French: Établissement de Millhaven) is a maximum security prison located in Bath, Ontario. Approximately 500 inmates are incarcerated...

Risdon Prison Complex is an Australian medium to maximum security prison for males located in Risdon Vale near Hobart, Tasmania. The facility is operated...

Thai Prison. Thailand portal Klong Prem Central Prison, Bangkok's other large maximum security prison used to hold foreign prisoners Bangkok Hilton Laohong...

HM Prison Barwon or informally Barwon Prison, an Australian high risk and maximum security prison for males, is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the...

Halden Prison (Norwegian: Halden fengsel) is a maximum-security prison in Halden, Norway. It has three main units and has no conventional security devices...

Island in other media A version of Slabside Island called Slabside Maximum Security Prison appears in Arrow. Stryker's Island is a prominent penitentiary...

Kitalya Maximum Security Prison is a maximum security prison for both men and women in Uganda. The construction of the prison was completed in 2020 and...

Phoenix. The facility, built in 1929, was Pennsylvania's largest maximum-security prison, holding about 3,500 prisoners. It replaced functions at Eastern...

Port Phillip Prison is a maximum security prison located at Truganina, Victoria, Australia. It is Victoria's largest maximum security prison, able to accommodate...

Maula Prison is a maximum-security prison located in Lilongwe, Malawi. Maula Prison was established in 1971, during the presidency of Hastings Kamuzu...

The Indiana State Prison is a maximum security Indiana Department of Correction prison for adult males; however, minimum security housing also exists...

Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison campus in the Town of Attica, New York, operated by the New York State Department of Corrections...

Facility – Oak Park Heights (MCF-OPH) is Minnesota's only Level Five maximum security prison. The facility is located near the cities of Bayport and Stillwater...

 'Center for the Confinement of Terrorism') is a maximum security prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The prison was built in late 2022 amid a large-scale gang...

Department of Corrections maximum security prison (Level 1) for adult males in Pontiac, Illinois. The prison also has a medium security unit that houses medium...

Casuarina Prison is the main maximum-security prison for Western Australia, located in the Perth, Western Australia suburb of Casuarina. The prison accommodates...

1896 to 2009, it was a maximum security prison operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. The grounds of the prison are included in part of...

Ayalon Prison (Hebrew: בית סוהר איילון, romanized: Beit Sohar Ayalon), formerly known as Ramla Prison, is a maximum-security prison located in Ramla, Israel...