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At the cuyahoga county corrections 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 safety and sanitation trustees, 8 bar boars, and out of 2,300 inmates, it is a privilege to be a trustee. >> trustees are not paid for their labor, but rewarded with time out of their cells, extra food and possibly time off their sentences. >> it is all to the discretion of the judge. we have a lot of individuals who are sentenced to 180 days and will get 90 days off. >> correctional staff assigned...

Behavior that may or may not get me in trouble. you are not allowed to advertise any homosexual tendencies or induce others to commit or participate in these activities. do you understand these? >> yes, ma'am. >> sign for me right there. >> he requested to move to a trustee pod, a housing unit for inmate workers. though they're not paid. there are other benefits to be had. more time out of their cells and extra food. >> the trustee on the days they do work, 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 trus...

Like they've known you a long time. how is your court case going? >> even though he is 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 ♪ ♪ these crews are cool but their 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 unit. >> k-70, sir. >> better known as the workers barra...

One way to measure the challenge of managing such a large inmate population can be found in the 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 delive...

Going to demonstrate anything that will get me in trouble. you are not allowed to advertise any homosexual tendencies or induce others to commit or participate in these activities. do you understand sign for me right there. >> he requested to move to a trustee pod, a housing unit for inmate workers. though they're not paid. there are other benefits to be had. more time out of their cells and extra food. >> the trustee 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 ab...