concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: supermax prisons

corrections
type: Concept
narrower: supermax prisons

penal systems
type: Concept
narrower: supermax prisons

prison architecture
type: Concept
narrower: supermax prisons

security and classification
type: Concept
narrower: supermax prisons

sentencing and incarceration
type: Concept
narrower: supermax prisons

supermax prisons
type: Concept
broader: sentencing and incarceration
broader: security and classification
broader: prison architecture
broader: penal systems
broader: corrections
definition: Supermax prisons are the prisons within prisons, sites where the total lockdown of one unit or facility becomes standard daily operating procedure. These supermaximum security facilities are designed to house and manage those inmates who have displayed violent or seriously disruptive behavior while incarcerated. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Supermax Prisons]