Originally Posted by HSLD
A few facts on Zacarias Moussaoui's
new home:
ADX is short for The United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum
The ADX is one of four federal prisons in Florence, Colorado
Florence donated the land for the prisons to the US government in 1990
ADX employs a staff of 347 people
ADX contains beds for 490 inmates
ADX currently houses 404 inmates
Cells range from 77 to 87 square feet in size
Each cell contains a bed, shower, sink, toilet, metal mirror, and television/radio
ADX was constructed in 1994 for $60 million
ADX has had no escapes or serious attempts to escape
ADX houses less than one-third of one percent of the federal inmate population
Only five percent of ADX inmates enter directly from their court sentencing
95 percent of ADX's inmates are transferred there from another prison
Inmates are divided into: General population, High Security unit, & Control Unit
The control unit holds the most dangerous and disruptive inmates
All outgoing and incoming mail as well as telephone calls are monitored
Immediate family members, attorneys and boy or girlfriends may visit
Educational and recreational programs are played on inmates' televisions
Source: Federal Bureau of Prisons
If he got the "Death" penalty, he would suddenly become a "martyr" and create 7000 more wanna be terrorists just like him.
