Inside the World's Most Secure Supermax: ADX FLORENCE 'the Alcatraz of the Rockies'

Reaganite Republican ^ | 11 May 2013 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

'A cleaner version of Hell'

ADX Florence is a federal supermax prison with a capacity of 490 male inmates in central Colorado, about 40 mi. south of Colorado Springs. Part of the Florence Federal Correctional Complex -and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons
(a division of the Department of Justice)- the daunting facility only takes-on the MOST dangerous and difficult-to-contain in the entire country.

The immaculate, hyper-secure prison was built at a cost of $60M, and largely in response to high-profile security lapses at other federal penitentiaries, particularly a pair of 1983 incidents at Marion, Ill that left two guards dead. The Marion facility was itself built in 1963 to replace Alcatraz as America's toughest, yet it had to go into 'permanent lockdown', making the entire prison a 'control unit' until 2006 -that's 23 years- to keeps guards away from the prison gangs that had killed the two correctional officers. After that it was simply downgraded to 'medium security' and the inmate population tripled.

So ADX Florence was built to provide a state-of-the-art facility where prison employees are never physically-exposed to these godless killing machines... and from where you'd have to be Superman to ever even think of busting-out. 

And the Islamic terrorists we've slammed in there? Probably jealous of how good their craven brethren at Gitmo got it...

At ADX Florence each cell has a desk, a stool, and bed almost entirely made out of poured concrete, in addition to water with auto-shutoff, etc. Rooms can be equipped with polished steel mirrors bolted to the wall, faucet-free sink, an electric light, a radio, and a black and white television that shows recreational, educational, and religious programming.

Tall, narrow slit windows (4 x 48 inches) are specially designed to keep inmates from knowing their specific location within the complex: because they can see only the sky and roof, it is extremely difficult for them to plan any escape- how can you get somewhere when you don't even know where you are now? Similarly, inmates exercise in a concrete pit resembling a large, empty swimming pool- also designed to prevent them from gaining their bearings.

All telecommunication with the outside world is forbidden, and the prison features an incredible array of motion detectors and cameras- not to mention 1,400 remote-controlled steel doors. On the inside, visitors have describe ADX Florence as 'eerily quiet', and inmates have in-fact noted that sensory deprivation appears to be part of the plan- that, along with 'extreme isolation'.

For those who insist on being a menace to even prison society, there's the special segregation 'Z-unit', featuring 8.5x10ft solitary-confinement cells with sturdy metal restraining straps/rings on the (cement) bed, 24-hour surveillance, a soundproofed door, an even smaller window, and only a 1-hour daily exercise session (alone) in an outside cage directly attached to the cell
(that resembles a dog kennel).

And if escape were to enter anybody's imagination, the perimeter of the facility is secured by pressure pads and 12-ft. (3.7 m) fences blossoming with razor-wire, and constantly patrolled on foot outside the fence. 

Inmate Eric Rudolph -the Olympic Park bomber- said in a letter to a newspaper that ADX is meant to 'inflict misery and pain.' A former ADX warden described the place as 'a cleaner version of Hell'... (as it should be!)

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[Reaganite Republican]

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[GrandJediMasterYoda]

I say they go one step further and play this repeatedly 24 hours a day 7 days a week forever in each cell, especially the muzzie cells......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJxmpTMGhU0

[Reaganite Republican]

How cruel you are indeed

[factoryrat]

We need to go back to the pre-1900’s method of imprisonment, when people were truly afraid of going to prison. No communication with the outside world or other inmates, barely enough food to survive, hard labor, and being constantly reminded of the error of your ways is a powerful deterrent to commiting major crimes. It worked just fine for the first 100 years, so why mess with it?

[Huskerfan44]

Looks like an ideal future residence for ( )o( )bama, Hillary, entire cabinet, golly, the list is probably too long to post.

[Fiji Hill]

We need to go back to the pre-1900’s method of imprisonment, when people were truly afraid of going to prison. No communication with the outside world or other inmates, barely enough food to survive, hard labor, and being constantly reminded of the error of your ways is a powerful deterrent to commiting major crimes. It worked just fine for the first 100 years, so why mess with it?

I would be much more afraid to go to a modern prison that is controlled by gangs.

[ObozoMustGo2012]

Ping

[The Sons of Liberty]

Hell, although it is too good for them I’d be willing to spend another $60M to build a women’s wing to house Hilly, Big Sis, and Big Dyke Janet Reno!

[Mr. Jeeves]

We need to go back to the pre-1900’s method of imprisonment, when people were truly afraid of going to prison.

People need to be truly afraid of the public. People need to fear they will be lucky to ever make it safely to prison, if they dare to commit crimes against the community.

[exnavy]

Correct assumption, fear being caught by John Q. Public, ‘cause we’re gonna thump ya.

[Reaganite Republican]

BTW, Woody Harrelson’s old man died in there...

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_5510710

[EQAndyBuzz]

I say add a 1” hole in the wall. Behind it is a device that when you place your forehead against the hole and push a button, a bullet is shot into your brain.

It is designed where only the inmate can purposely activate it. This way, all the inmate will think about from the time he is incarcerated is whether to push the button.

[Theo]

“The immaculate, hyper-secure prison was built at a cost of $60M”?

That doesn’t seem right. I’d think closer to $600 million, no? $60 million seems pretty cheap for such a large complex.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

So when do the bug eyed susan sarandon start her protests against the inhuman treatment of these misguided men?

I shall direct her to the woman who were impregnated by the gang leader of a prison. Just can’t remember where that is, Atlanta?

[US Navy Vet]

This is how we need to build prisons now:
http://www.easternstate.org/

[procrustes]

Well,shoot. Just do it this way!

“Most eighteenth century prisons were simply large holding pens. Groups of adults and children, men and women, and petty thieves and murderers, sorted out their own affairs behind locked doors. Physical punishment and mutilation were common, and abuse of the prisoners by the guards and overseers was assumed.”

[EEGator]

They could just drop you off in North Philly...far more dangerous.

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Sounds like a good place for ( o ) bama and his cronies.

[Eye of Unk]

I agree. Land of the Free has way too many prisons
And all too often all they care about is keeping them full.
Not that we do not need prisons we do not need so many so eager to scoop up anyone they feel like gathering.

Frankly I see a strong possibilty of a nation wide movement in the near future under a continued Marxist regime to storm these prisons to liberate political prisoners.

Just have to get bigger Caterpillars.