Colorado State Democratic Rep. Buffie McFadyen, whose Pueblo district includes SuperMax, said budget problems for the prison system have left the top-security facility short-changed and short-staffed.
Mills already is serving a life sentence on a previous conviction.
A recent ruling by a federal arbitrator said because of manpower problems at SuperMax, entire cell blocks were left without inside staffing for full shifts on a number of occasions. The doors are electronically controlled, however, and there is constant remote-control camera surveillance
A report by the Justice Department's inspector general found the Bureau of Prisons "is unable to effectively monitor the mail of terrorist and other high-risk inmates in order to detect and prevent terrorism and criminal activities."
