"SuperMAX" by Daniel H. Wilson, narrated by Wil

One of the biggest lies set into the foundation of America is that we are the land of the free, a nation of fair and impartially adjudicated laws that seeks not to punish, but to rehabilitate, the almost two million of our citizens we imprison, some of them in conditions so horiffic, they shock the conscience.
Let's imagine a future together, one in which crime and punishment are handled quite differently from our present. In this future, there is a prison dedicated to rehabilitation ... or so it seems. Let's take a closer look, just beneath the surface, to find out what's really going on at the SuperMAX.

Original Publication Credit: Originally published in "Uncanny Magazine." The short story "SuperMAX" by Daniel H. Wilson was published in Uncanny Magazine Issue 53, which is the July/August 2023 issue.

To learn more about the author, please visit: https://www.danielhwilson.com/ 

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