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LOCKDOWN: INSIDE MAXIMUM SECURITY PART 3 OF 3 In Supermax prisons, prisoners are generally allowed out of their cells for only an hour a day; often they are kept in solitary confinement. They receive their meals through "food ports" ("bean holes") in the doors of their cells. Prisoners are given no work and very little access to leisure activities, though some categories of prisoners are allowed to have a television. When Supermax inmates are allowed to exercise, this may take place in a small, enclosed area where the prisoner will exercise alone. Prisoners are under constant surveillance, usually with closed-circuit television cameras. Cell doors are usually opaque, while the cells may be windowless. Conditions are spartan, with poured concrete or metal furniture common. Often cell walls, and sometimes plumbing, are soundproofed to prevent communication between the inmates. Supermax and Security Housing Unit (SHU) prisons are controversial, as some claim that they violate the United States Constitution. In 1996, a United Nations team assigned to investigate torture described SHU conditions as "inhuman and degrading". Proponents say that Supermax prisons offer a way to contain prisoners that could otherwise harm or be harmed by the general prison population, especially more infamous individuals who wouldn't function well in a general prison population. A Supermax prison intended to fulfill such a role is the Federal ADMAX, or administrative maximum security, prison in Florence, Colorado, west of Pueblo. There, the U.S. government houses a number of convicted terrorists, gang leaders and similar prisoners; September 11th terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui was sentenced to life without parole at Florence upon his conviction on May 4, 2006.

LOCKDOWN: INSIDE MAXIMUM SECURITY PART 1 OF 3 Lockdown goes inside one of the country's most secure prisons - Oak Park Heights Supermax. This state-of-the-art fortress houses criminals other prisons can't handle. Built partially underground, the Supermax combines innovative architecture, cutting-edge technology and an expertly-trained staff to control some of the most violent prisoners in the system. But the system's most dangerous inmates are always looking for ways to fight back, and their criminal ingenuity puts the Supermax to the test.

LOCKDOWN: INSIDE MAXIMUM SECURITY PART 2 OF 3 The Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights (MCF-OPH) is a state prison located in Stillwater, Minnesota, USA. Constructed in 1983, MCF-OPH is the state's only Level 5 (Maximum) Custody Level prison, with an inmate population of 426. The facility is home to some of the state's most violent offenders, as well as a fair number of out-of-state commits and federal inmates. The prison is comprised of nine self-sustaining living units, referred to as Complexes. The first six each house 52 offenders and include shower facilities, eating areas and exercise equipment. Two of the three remaining complexes house mental health facilities and a transitional care unit. The MHU and TCU both handle inmates from the entire Minnesota DOC who require the unique services of those units. The ninth unit, completed in 2001, is the state's Administrative Control Unit. The ACU is sometimes referred to as "Super-Seg" and houses the most violent offenders in an environment nearly completely free of contact with staff. MCF-OPH is home to the MN DOC Commissary program. Inmates who qualify for work programs are employed to processes and package commissary orders from the other state correctional facilities. The MCF-OPH facility, together with the H Unit of Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McCalaster, Oklahoma, was featured in an one hour TV documentary titled "Maximum Security Prisons", produced by Alan Hall (Beyond Productions) for the "On the Inside" series of the Discovery Channel.

GLADIATOR DAYS: ANATOMY OF A PRISON MURDER PART 3 OF 3 Utah State Prison, or USP, is one of two prisons managed by the Utah Department of Corrections' Division of Institutional Operations. It is located in Draper, Utah, United States, about 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. The prison location was once remote and the nearby communities were rural. Since the 1950s, when the prison was built, business parks and residential neighborhoods have been developed in the area. This has prompted the possibility of moving the prison to a more isolated location. A study was initiated to determine if moving the prison would be feasable. It was determined that the Draper site would be too expensive to relocate elswhere and will remain as is. The large prison complex houses both male and female prisoners in separate units. The prison has a capacity of over 4,000 inmates. The Draper site consists of several units named after surrounding mountains and mountain ranges. The Uintas are the maximum security units for male inmates. Wasatch and Oquirrhs house the medium security male inmates. Promontory is a medium security theraputic community designed to treat drug abusers. Timpanogos houses female inmates and Olympus is the mental health unit. Lone Peak is a minimum security unit.