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Every year about 55,000 men and women pass through the booking department of the hamilton county justice center in cincinnati. >> i got a pair in my purse. >> most will be released within hours. but for those who stay the jail will become their home for an indefinite perioof time. the job of keeping it clean falls to inmate workers, known here as porters, like tomas schiele. >> in jail i mean i am somebody. in here i feel needed, i guess. i have a purpose.

Inmates. but two hot meals and one bag lunched served each day. >> this is our dinner. okay? >> the facility depends on some of its most trusted inmate workers known as porters to make about 4,000 meals daily. >> brownies and a on the of squares. they actually trust us with a knife down here for some reason. but its chained to the table. cant do nothing with it. cant kill nobody. >> man of the year. best turkey in america, yall. we prepare everything each day, early. a day ahead of time. so this...

Likes giving his younger customers something extra with their meals. a serving of rap. >> ill do a short one. ill do a short one. ♪ my minds not right but still got game ♪ ♪ bet my dope puts yours to shame ♪ ♪ judges today have it all wrong ♪ ♪ theyre far to late to try the bomb ♪ ♪ these crews are cool but theyre living in sin ♪ ♪ theyre robbing the pharmacies for vicodin ♪ >> when their shift ends, mason and other inmate workers make their way back to their housing unit...

Day. >> ive actually heard that if an inmate had to be incarcerated they prefer to come to orange county jail because they are fed well. they are fed more colorfully. and our nutritional guidelines and standards are the same as the rest of the state. but we put a lot of care and energy into what we do. >> while lower security level inmates eat in the chow hall, the majority of inmates are confined to their cells. their meals are delivered by inmate workers, like robert mason. >> really helps tha...

Okay, lets go. find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. thats amazing! inside the sheriff al cannon detention center, inmate workers like mohammad abdullah live in their hone housing unit with at least one perk other units dont enjoy. >> when we work in the cafeteria, its more of a privilege. that we have the microwave, we get the coffee and the popcorn. but at any given moment, they will snatch it away if we mess that privilege up. >> abdullah is charged with a property crime to wh...

At the cuyahoga county correction center in cleveland, some inmates are eligible for jailhouse jobs. these inmate workers are called trustees. >> i have about 75 kitchen trustees. probably about 15, 16 safety and sanitation and eight barbers and out of 2300 inmates, it is a privilege to be a trustee. >> trustees are not paid for their labor but are rewarded with time out of their cells, extra food, and possibly time off their sentences. >> it is all to the discretion of the judge. if he wants to...

At the cuyahoga county correction center in cleveland, some inmates are eligible for jailhouse jobs. these inmate workers are called trustees. >> i have about 75 kitchen trustees. probably about 15, 16 safety and sanitation and eight barbers and 12 laundry trustees. out of 2300 inmates, it is a privilege to be a trustee. >> trustees are not paid for their labor but are rewarded with time out of their cells, extra food, and possibly time off their sentences. >> it is all to the discretion of the ...

Department of the hamilton county justice center in cincinnati. >> i got a pair in my purse. >> most will be released within hours. but for those who stay the jail will become their home for an indefinite period of time. the job of keeping it clean falls to inmate workers, known here as porters, like tomas schiele. >> in jail i mean i am somebody. in here i feel needed, i guess. i have a purpose. when i get outside, its a total 180.

>> sign for me right there. >> beauchamp has requested to move to a trustee pod, a housing unit for inmate workers. though theyre not paid. there are some other benefits to be had. more time out of their cells and extra food. >> the trustee, on the day that they do work, which is more than likely every day, they would get two trays at the end of their work period. >> is that your main motivation? >> that is my main motivation for being in trustee pod. >> but eloy orosco need not worry about gett...

Pass out dinner on that side for me. thank you. >> the kitchen staff at oaklands santa rita jail must prepare and deliver meals for 3,000 inmates, three times per day, seven days a week. its a big job, but the end result rarely wins praise. >> this is very unappetizing, bland. >> we call it white dip. because, huh, we dont know how they make it and it might kill you, but its all weve got to eat. >> but for inmate workers like vincent del judas, chow time offers a break from an otherwise monotono...