nurses in corrections recovering from drugs/alcohol abuse

Hello,
I am not a recovering nurse, but I have worked in many correctional facilities. None allow anyone with a felony conviction of any type to be "cleared" to work in the facility, and misdemeanors were evaluated carefully before the individual was allowed clearance to work there. I have worked with a nurse who was practicing on a restricted license (no contact with narcotics), but I believe she was never arrested,etc. so it did not show on her clearance check. She was very up front about the issues, and she worked in a CQI capacity, so never had any reason to be around the medications. She did not share her past with anyone (staff or inmates) to my knowledge. Anyone previously incarcerated at a facility would not be allowed to work there. That being said, I have also worked in a facility where there were ex-offenders working as counselors in a specific drug program, but that was under the auspices of the state, not the medical program. In corrections, nurses must be very careful not to become too "familiar" with the inmates, as it can be easily misinterpreted, or worse, it can lead to inappropriate relationships. Sharing insights with inmates should be left to specific therapeutic programs.