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how is it constitutional in the US? Surely there have been challenges.

It isn't legal. The SCOTUS has ruled that indefinite solitary confinement violates the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.

There are people like Eric Rudolph serving multiple consecutive life sentences in ADX Florence -- how is that legal then in light of that ruling?

That FBI spy got sent there too.

There really ought to be a judicial process for determining which prison you ought to be serving your sentence in. If you become enemy to the feds you get a life of absolute hell thanks to some guy high up placing you there you out of vendetta.

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