prisonRN2007

I work in my state's medical and classification prison. Any offender entering the DOC comes through our facility first, is classified, and then moved on to another camp. Except for most of the sex offenders. They usually serve their time at our facility (and yes, very often they have very long sentences), as typically, they would not do well in other settings. Interestingly enough, most of them are very behaviorally appropriate and have jobs within the prison: ADL workers on the geriatric ward, hospice workers, assisting patients in the two psychiatric hospital units, monitoring other offenders on suicide watch, escorting groups of reception offenders to and from the health services clinic, etc. They do their jobs well, are dependable and respectful. I have never felt threatened or sexualized by any of them, but, then again, so often their crimes were against children, and adult females may not be of particular interest.