For years, conditions inside the United States’ only federal supermax facility were largely a mystery. But a landmark lawsuit is finally revealing the harsh world within, writes Mark Binelli

The man who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan more than 30 years ago said he would like to be known as something other than a would-be assassin.

Failed assassin John Hinckley, who has been in a psychiatric hospital since trying to kill former US President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is applying for more freedom today.