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>> the folding machine makes everything the same size so that when you have five items on the shelf. you get five items across the shelf. one is going to fold so wide, another is going to fold wider. >> working in the laundry is considered a privilege. inmates earn one day off their sentence for every six days they work. but the job does have its downside. >> this is like the biohazard bin. i have two sets of gloves on. we have to watch out with this particular bin. you see all kinds of stuff....

Deputies and 410 civilian employees, the hillsborough county jail in tampa, florida, is like a city unto itself. >> well be serving lunch shortly. >> safety of the inmates is top priority, its supported by a vast infrastructure. the laundry facility alone is manned ten hours a day, seven days a week. >> we do approximately 12,000 pounds of laundry a day. >> james turner, supervises the operation. >> all of the loads are weighed before they go in the wash. putting in 165 pounds. were not overstuf...

>> folding machine makes everything the same size. so when you have five items on a shelf, you get five items across the shelf. have you a dozen inmates folding, one is going to fold so wide, another will be a little wider. >> pacing ourselves today then. >> working in the laundry is considered a privilege. inmates earn one day off their sentence for every six days they work. but the job does have its down side. >> this is the biohazard bin. two gloves on. watch out this with this particular bin...

>> everybody head on back to your bunks, well be serving lunch shortly. >> while safely securing inmates is the top priority, the jail is support by a vast infrastructure that must complete a large number of tasks for a large number of inmates. the laundry facility alone is manned ten hours a day, seven days a week. >> we do approximately 12,000 pounds of laundry a day. >> james turner, supervises the operation. >> all of the loads are weighed before they go in the wash. were putting in 165 poun...

5,000 inmates, 950 sworn deputies and 410 civilian employees, the hillsborough county jail in tampa, florida, is like a city unto itself. >> well be serving lunch shortly. >> safety of the inmates is top priority, its supported by a vast infrastructure. the laundry facility alone is manned ten hours a day, seven days a week. >> we do approximately 12,000 pounds of laundry a day. >> james turner, supervises the operation. >> all of the loads are weighed before they go in the wash. putting in 165 ...