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To flagrantly advertise any homosexual tendencies nor induce others to commit or participate in that activity. do you understand? >> yes, ma'am. >> sign for me right there. >> beauchamp has requested to move to the trustee pod, the 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. >> the trusty, 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? >> yes, that is my main motivation for being in ...

Ongoing. now back to "lockup." ♪ pass out dinner on that side for me. thank you. >> the kitchen staff at oakland's santa rita jail must prepare and deliver meals for 3,000 inmates, three times per day, seven days a week. it's a big job, but the end result rarely wins praise. >> this is very unappetizing, bland. >> we call it white dip because, uh, we don't know how they make it, and it might kill you, but it's all we got to eat. >> but for inmate workers like vinct del judas, chow time ofrs a break from an otherwise monotonous existence. >> i'm a pod worker. we get to stay out of our cell ...

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 on the yard. what i like ...

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.

The hamilton county justice center houses around 1,300 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 i cut them into squares. they actually trust was a knife down here for some reason. but it's chained to the table. can't do nothing with it. can't kill nobody. >> man of the year. best turkey in america, y'all. we prepare everything each day, early. a day ahead of time. so this will be ready for tomorrow. put it in th...