Inside the Supermax prison that awaits Julian Assange

Published April 13, 2019 10:52pm ET



Cartel leaders, terrorists, and traitors will be Julian Assange’s fellow prisoners if federal prosecutors and intelligence chiefs have their way and he is incarcerated in America’s most secure facility.

Once he arrives on U.S. soil after he’s extradited, the Australian-born WikiLeaks founder, 47, is likely to a slew of charges — including espionage — that would land him in prison for life. If convicted of such serious charges, Assange would almost certainly end up at the Supermax facility known ADX Florence in Colorado, in part because intelligence officials believe he represents a grave threat to the U.S.

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