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supermax

British  
/ ˈsuːpəˌmæks /

noun

  1. having or relating to the very highest levels of security

    a supermax jail

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That’s more than the supermax salary across the entire league last season, $249,244.

From The Wall Street Journal

The league and players association have not made the terms public yet, but the salary cap will start at $7 million, up from $1.5 million in 2025, and the supermax will start at $1.4 million, up from $249,244 in 2025, a person with knowledge of negotiations not authorized to discuss them publicly told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

He said Akram was doing "as well as can be expected" while in custody in Goulburn supermax prison.

From BBC

"Everyone knows it's supermax … very onerous conditions," Archbold told journalists.

From BBC

According to Ben Volin of the Boston Globe, that’s a reference to a special set of cells at a Florence, Colo., Supermax federal prison reserved for prisoners who need the tightest security.

From Los Angeles Times