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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 give him good time. we have a lot of individuals who are sentenced to 180 days and get 90 days off....

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 judge. if he wants to give him good time. we have a lot of individuals who are sentenced to 180 days...

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.

>> sign for me right there. >> beauchamp has requested to move to a trustee pod, a housing unit for inmate workers. though they're 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 getting an inmate job for extra food. >> i'm quite excited. >> yes, you are excited. >> he is able to p...

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, huh, we don't know how they make it and it might kill you, but it's all we've got to eat. >> but for inmate workers like vincent del judas, chow time offers a break from an otherwise monotonous existence. >> i'm a pod worker. we get to help out with hot water and stuff like that. i'm g...