What does this word mean in English? = What is meant in English by this word? The word meant one thing in Shakespeare's day, but it means something else now. The abbreviation âU.S.â means [=stands for] âUnited States.â
The most notable facility in the federal prison system is Florence ADX, the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, which holds inmates who are considered the most dangerous and in need of the tightest controls. USP Atlanta, USP Leavenworth, USP Lompoc, and USP Marion are medium-security facilities.
Fortunately, one proposed law may change that: the Smarter Sentencing Act. Today, the average federal prison is overcrowded by 36 percent. In 2013, the total federal prison system had a capacity rated to hold 132,221 inmates, yet there were 176,484 inmates behind federal bars that year.