ISIS 'Beatle' Won't Die Alone in a 'Concrete Box' After Avoiding Brutal US Supermax Jail

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El Shafee Elsheikh will not be serving his sentence at ADX Florence in Colorado, but is being held at the less restrictive USP Florence High in this what is called a "kick in the teeth" for the families of its victims

El Shafee Elsheikh is serving his prison sentence in a less restrictive facility than some had hoped (

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ISIS 'Beatle' El Shafee Elsheikh escaped death alone in a 'concrete box' after avoiding being transferred to America's most brutal supermax prison.

Instead of being sent to ADX Florence in Colorado, the 34-year-old is being held at the less restrictive USP Florence High, which shares the same site.

Despite the similar names, the two prisons differ greatly in the conditions inmates experience.

A US prison insider told the Mirror: "Just how Elsheikh avoided the supermax, none of the victim's families know.

"They were sure he would end his days at ADX, but now they've been told he's been sent to Lower Penitentiary. That's a huge kick in the teeth.

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United States Correctional Administrative Maximum Facility, also known as ADX, in Florence, Colorado (

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"Supermax is for the worst of the worst, and Elsheikh's resume shows he's more than qualified.

"But he avoided being kept alongside some of the most dangerous men in the world and dying alone."

Upon his sentencing in August, Elsheikh fought to serve his eight life sentences in a softer federal unit.

His lawyers argued that due to his mental health battles, it would be inhumane to send him to brutal supermax.

Now, after being airlifted to Florence High in double locking handcuffs, belly shackles and leg irons, he will see his days among a general prison population and not in solitary confinement.