US EditionFederal judge denies attempt to block commuted death row inmates' transfer to "Supermax"
- U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly denied on May 27, 2025, a request to block transferring 21 commuted death row inmates to the Supermax prison in Colorado.
- The transfer follows former President Biden's December 2023 commutations that converted death sentences to life without parole, amid plaintiffs' claims of unconstitutional treatment.
- The Supermax, known as ADX, is a high-security facility famous for isolating high-profile criminals, and the inmates have not completed required administrative appeals of their designations.
- Judge Kelly stated, "Court cannot grant that relief at least not now," and noted inmates must exhaust federal Bureau of Prisons appeal processes before transfer proceeds.
- The ruling upholds BOP's standard practice delaying transfers until appeals end, implying ongoing legal challenges but no immediate halt to planned moves to ADX.
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