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Federal Prisons & Corrections

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The U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX) in Florence, Colorado, is a federal 'supermax' prison designed to hold inmates requiring the highest-security confinement.
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ADX is the Bureau of Prisons' administrative maximum facility for inmates assessed as extreme security risks.
The U.S. Department of Justice establishes conditions of confinement for federal inmates based on assessments of security risks, criminal histories, and other relevant considerations.
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General DOJ practice for determining confinement conditions.