prison fence

Inmate containment barrier

A prison fence is the perimeter barrier surrounding a correctional facility, typically topped with razor wire or barbed wire to prevent escape.

The term also refers to a person who buys and sells goods stolen by inmates or smuggles contraband into prisons: He operated as a prison fence, moving stolen electronics through visitors.

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escape · climb · chain link · concrete · wall · watchtower · guard patrol · inmate · doing time · behind bars · yard · patrol · security · barrier · boundary · confinement · lockdown · searchlight

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Opposites
CONTAINMENT vs. FREEDOM OF PASSAGE

prison fenceopen door

Barrier removed for entry

gateway · escape route · exit · threshold · entrance

CONFINEMENT vs. OPEN SPACE

prison fenceopen field

Unenclosed outdoor space

open range · open plains · wilderness · open sea · free range

BARRIER TYPE - MAXIMUM vs. MINIMAL SECURITY

prison fencepicket fence

Slatted wooden yard barrier

garden fence · white picket fence · hedge · rope barrier · velvet rope

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG