Outlaws of Europa — Michel Savage

The 2nd moon of Jupiter has been turned into a prison planet, where for several generations robot drone ships have been dumping the scum of the universe, and are patrolled by a ring of advanced security satellites that would destroy any vessel attempting to land. After a century of research, old core samples from the ice moon revealed that the frozen oceans of Europa hold the base element of an immortality drug that can extend the human lifespan several-fold. Now greedy military corporations race to exploit this new fountain of youth, only to discover they can't seem to disable the orbiting sentry that was programed to guard the inmates and protect itself at all costs. It appears the Confederation has a problem. How do they get past a self-evolving AI that has appointed itself as Warden? And furthermore, retake a planet roaming with the galaxies worst criminals who might well be immortal themselves…