US EditionJudge blocks Trump administration from moving former death row inmates to ‘Supermax’ prison
Judge finds transfer plan likely violates due process rights, blocking moves of 20 commuted inmates to ADX Florence amid claims of punishment for Biden’s clemency.
- U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the Supermax federal prison in Florence, Colorado, citing likely violations of their Fifth Amendment due process rights.
- Judge Kelly found that government officials intended to punish inmates for President Joe Biden commuting their death sentences by transferring them to the Florence prison, where they will continue serving life sentences.
- President Trump issued an executive order to house the 37 commuted inmates in conditions reflecting the severity of their crimes and the threats they pose, including transfer to a high-security prison.
- The Florence prison is known for harsh conditions, and the judge stated that the government's designation process appeared predetermined and violated constitutional due process protections.
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Court Stops Trump's Transfer Of Commuted Death Row Inmates To "Alcatraz Of The Rockies"
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has blocked the Trump administration from moving 20 former death row inmates to the nation’s most restrictive “supermax” prison, ruling that the transfer process appeared to be a “sham” designed to punish them. The decision, handed down late Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly, grants a preliminary […] Court Stops Trump’s Transfer Of Commuted Death Row Inmates To “Alcatraz Of The Rockies”
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 prisoners with death sentences commuted to the country’s highest-security federal prison. District federal judge Timothy Kelly ruled Wednesday night that the government cannot send former prisoners sentenced to death to “Supermax” federal prison in Florence, Colorado, because it would likely violate their Fifth Amendment rights to due process.
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The Cañon City Daily RecordJudge blocks Trump administration from moving former death row inmates to Colorado’s ‘Supermax’ prison
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled late Wednesday that the government cannot send the former death row inmates to the “Supermax” federal prison in Florence, Colorado, because it likely would violate their Fifth Amendment rights to due process.
Federal Judge Rebukes DOJ and Blocks Transfer of Former Federally Death-Sentenced Prisoners to Supermax Prison
In an order dated February 11, 2026, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy J. Kelly issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the federal government from transferring many former federally death-sentenced prisoners to the notorious Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado, known as “ADX.” Judge Kelly found it “likely” that the government violated the prisoners’ Fifth Amendment due process righ…
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