Do you know that there was a major riot in a South Carolina prison last night - seven dead

[janterry]

15. Some guys are housed in cells

they are the more dangerous folks and can't do general population (though keep in mind - everyone is a wee bit dangerous in prison). Imagine yourself in prison, in a room with - say 120 men who will steal from you without a thought.

You might not be a fighter at heart, but all of the men I worked with had a line in their head of what people can't cross (if you don't, the other guys will know it and use you).

In Florida, most of the men didn't have a job. On paper they did. Every am the guard would call up dozens of men for the job that was most commonly assigned: inside grounds. H/She would pick out 5 or 6 guys and the rest would go back to their bunks. Where they spent the day.

ALL of the guys would have LOVED an assignment to a trade (plumbing, HVAC training), but these were plumb positions and hard to get. A few had jobs in admin buildings or as aides. These were highly sought after.

And some had kitchen jobs (these were hated positions because they were really 'worked' - you had to get up early and do, kitchen stuff).

ETA: I worked in the substance abuse program. They guys were assigned to us for the morning or afternoon - that counted as their 'job.' Some liked it, many did not - in the beginning, but warmed up after awhile. Others never liked it. But that accounts for 3 hours of their day - like many other 'jobs' on the compound.

Anyway, vast majority ime - did nothing. Yes, there is rec. but that is scheduled and they only took a few dorms at a time (very carefully). But you do get yard time.