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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 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, it's a total 180.

Any homosexual tendencies or induce others to commit or participate in these activities. do you understand? sign that for me right there. >> beauchamp has requested to move to a trustee pod, a housing unit for inmate workers. though they are not paid, there are some other benefits to be had. more time out of their cells and extra food. >> a trustee on the day -- more than likely every day, they'd get two treys of food at the end of their work period. >> is that your main motivation? >> yes, that is my main motivation for being in the trustee pod for extra food. >> but eloy orosco need not worr...

Time. how is your court case going? >> even though he's well past the hip-hop generation, mason likes giving his younger customers something extra with their meals. a serving of rap. >> i'll do a short one. i'll do a short one. ♪ my mind's not right but still got game ♪ ♪ bet my dope puts yours to shame ♪ ♪ judges today have it all wrong ♪ ♪ they're far to late to try the bomb ♪ ♪ these crews are cool but they're living in sin ♪ ♪ they're robbing the pharmacies for vicodin ♪ >> when their shift ends, mason and other inmate workers make their way back to their housing un...

Theo lacey kitchen, where inmate workers prepare 9,000 meals per day. >> i've 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 that i used to work at denny's. it ma...

Literally skin and bones. we nurse them back to health. we resocialize them. we get them used to being around people. and once their court case is cleared, and we take actual ownership of the animal, we adopt them out to a good home. >> good boy. >> the animals are cared for by inmate workers who have no history of animal abuse. male inmates take care of the horses and other farm animals. >> we get accused of standing around scratching our ass all day here at m.a.s.h. unit. best job on the yard. >> female inmates handle the dogs and cats. >> i bond more with the dogs here than any of the girls...