Guarding Supermax Prisons

Highly Guarded Places
  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

See what goes into safely securing and guarding some of the world's most violent criminals in supermax prisons. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, an informational diagram, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

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978-1-5038-1496-7
$36.95
Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Hi-Lo, Nonfiction
Category High Interest
Copyright 2017
Publisher The Child's World, Inc.
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2016-08-01
BISACS JNF038100, JNF016000
Dewey 365
Graphics Full-color photographs
Dimensions 8 x 9.5
Lexile 710
Guided Reading Level W
ATOS Reading Level 4.6
ATOS Interest Level MG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 184045
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Starred, Suggested websites, and Table of contents
Online Resources



  • No Escape
  • The Birth of Supermax Prisons
  • High Tech Security
  • Prisoner Restrictions
  • Glossary
  • To Learn More
  • Index
Author: Maddie Spalding

Maddie Spalding is an enthusiastic writer and reader. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her favorite part of writing is learning about new and interesting subjects.

Reviews

A noteworthy review of Highly Guarded Places from Booklist on October 1, 2016

If the swirling lengths of razor wire don’t ensnare readers, the chance to look into a cell in the most secure prison in the U.S. will. Kicking off with bank robber Jack Powers’ prison escape and relocation to Colorado’s federal supermax prison, the Administrative… View →

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