Prison Doors

Prison doors are a specific application of hollow metal doors used in detention facilities. Prison doors must meet ASTM standards for the security level of the facility (security levels 1 - 4) up to and including maximum security standards. Prison doors must be capable of withstanding a "sustained attempt" to break them down, in addition to other requirements.

Prison Door Manufacturers

• Trussbilt is a leading manufacturer of prison doors built around their unique TrussCore design technology, which captures the strength of the steel skins. A typical Trussbilt prison door has over 800 welding points, granting greater protection against delamination. Trussbilt prison doors can be manufactured suitable for any detention security rating, up to and including maximum security prison door solutions.

Prison Door Specifications

The primary requirement of prison doors is one of security: the metal door must be resistant to a sustained assault with any kind of object that might reasonably be obtained by inmates -- including metal benches and tables. However, prison doors generally need to meet several additional specifications in addition to the ability to withstand a blunt assault.

• Prison doors often need to be fire resistant, which requires thermal break frames as well as draft and smoke controls.
• Depending on the security requirements, prison doors may need to be blast resistant.
• Many prison doors must be resistant to gun fire in addition to blunt assault.
• Prison doors are often rated on their acoustic qualities in addition to their security qualities, where sound-dampening qualities are very desirable.

Prison doors are almost always custom manufactured to the facility in question, and the prison door solution is determined when the facility is designed. Most prisons and other detention facilities make use of some kind of prefabricated solution (using either hollow metal fabrication or the bulkier and heavier concrete). While the cells and components are prefabricated, they are still custom manufactured to the facility, then manufactured for fast on-site assembly.