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We have a fairly rigorous training program that they go through which is basically a cna class. They work generally full time, and work in either our medical housing ( minimal assisting) or in our SNF. They get paid well and we have had good experiences with the program. The guys that are there have been there longer than me. I generally have 1-2 porters in my 10 room SNF and they are only allowed to care for guys that are housed in the SNF, no acutes. Nursing does the personal cares and the guys do tend to take their jobs seriously I believe. They get paid well and very rarely get in trouble. Any trouble even outside the job and they are gone.

Who out there has an inmate porter program at their institution? We have this and it is an awesome thing to see these guys take on the responsibility of caring for others.

Oh and the autonomy that I have is great!

Every day is different! I get to go from working in the clinic, to the SNF, to the ER. If they become belligerent or aggressive I just tell the custody to lock them down or return them to their housing unit. I love teaching and there is a lot of teaching necessary in the Correctional setting.

I work in a max security/death row state institution and most days love my job. Wanna know what it's like? You can message me and I'll answer as I can. I actually typed a whole long reply to this and lost it when my phone died and have no desire to retype it now but I'm happy to answer questions in the post or in messages