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Is fired. if he fails to heed the warning, officers are authorized to wound the inmate to stop him. >> we had at one time where an inmate took off running and we had to run them down, and we just run them down and caught them. in my career, which spans over 27 years, i have never had to use deadly force. >> in addition to preventing escapes, gun guards must be prepared to protect the line pusher. >> the pusher, he has to work the inmates, tell them what to do, different than the gun guards. the gun guards are just making sure they stay in their area. >> chris melchior has worked in the field f...

Us and also the area going the opposite way. it's a 90 degree. the other gun guard in this area over here, he has a 90 degree angle the other way which watches the two guard lines that way. >> the gun line is there for inmates so they know what not to cross. >> the gun line is an imaginary boundary. an inmate who gets too close to the line is verbally warned. if he continues, a warning shot is fired. if he fails to heed the warning, officers are authorized to wound the inmate to stop him. >> we had at one time where an inmate took off running and we had to run them down, and we just run them d...

Do, different than the gun guards. the gun guards are just making sure they stay in their area. >> chris melchior has worked in the field for six months. recently he changed positions from being a gun guard to becoming a line pusher. >> me as a line pusher, i don't carry a weapon, and when you go from being a gun guard carrying two weapons to line pushing and you lose that security blanket, it's not a real good feeling in your gut. >> clean the front of your row. all that grass out in front. >> we watch these guys, make sure they're working. it's a mind game really. they'll test you. and you'v...

The inmates, tell them what to do, different than the gun guards. the gun guards are just making sure they stay in their area. >> chris melchior has worked in the field for six months. recently he changed positions from being a gun guard to becoming a line pusher. >> me as a line pusher, i don't carry a weapon, and when you go from being a gun guard carrying two weapons to line pushing and you lose that security blanket, it's not a real good feeling in your gut. >> clean the front of your row. all that grass out in front. >> we watch these guys, make sure they're working. it's a mind game real...

27 years, i have never had to use deadly force. >> in addition to preventing escapes, gun guards must be prepared to protect the line pusher. >> the pusher, he has to work the inmates, tell them what to do, different than the gun guards. the gun guards are just making sure they stay in their area. >> chris melchior has worked in the field for six months. recently he changed positions from being a gun guard to becoming a line pusher. >> me as a line pusher, i don't carry a weapon, and when you go from being a gun guard carrying two weapons to line pushing and you lose that security blanket, it'...