American maximum security prison guard tower and perimeter wall. Tower officers are armed with rifles and shotguns.

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Tower and perimeter wall at an American maximum security prison, Officers working the towers are armed with semi-automatic rifles, Ruger Mini-14, and shotguns as a last line of defense against inmates escaping. If an inmate tries to climb the fence the officer will, if there is time, fire a warning shot to stop the escape and if that doesn't work the officer is authorized and required to use deadly force.

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Size: 3264px × 4928px
Photo credit: © Mikael Karlsson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: american, armed, big, corrections, guard, guards, house, maximum, perimeter, prison, security, slammer, tower, wall