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History. On October 22, 1983, Thomas Silverstein and Clayton Fountain, members of the Aryan Brotherhood, fatally stabbed correctional officers Merle Clutts and Robert Hoffman at the United States Penitentiary, Marion. The stabbings took place only a few hours apart and were blamed on inadequate prison design.
- November 1994 (soft opening), January 1995 (full opening)
- Operational
- 337 inmates (October 2023)
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...
May 23, 2022 · The ADX in Florence, Colorado, is the one and only federal "Supermax" prison, home to the most dangerous and escape-prone inmates in federal lockup. Among nearly 400 male inmates at ADX are several infamous characters.
- Dave Roos
Jan 29, 2020 · US Penitentiary Administrative Maximum, also known as ADX Florence, the "Alcatraz of the Rockies," and "Supermax," is a modern super-maximum security federal prison located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains near Florence, Colorado. Opened in 1994, the ADX Supermax facility was designed to incarcerate and isolate criminals deemed as being ...
- Charles Montaldo
May 1, 2023 · Notice about visiting hours. These visiting hours are displayed in an easy to read format for your convenience. They represent the most typical visiting hours at this facility but may not cover all cases; for example, inmates confined to a special housing unit will usually have a modified visiting schedule.
- FLX-ExecAssistant-S@bop.gov
- 719-784-9464
- 719-784-5290
Dec 5, 2016 · For years, and despite the consistent pleas of advocates, prison officials at ADX-Florence, including medical officials, showed little regard for the constitutional rights of these prisoners. The way the men were treated violated both both federal law and Bureau of Prison policy.
Jan 8, 2016 · Officially called the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence — and colloquially known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies” — the ADX is the highest-security federal prison in the country, located in the Colorado mountains.
