Della Lee

There are a lot of factors for a county jail. Looking at the possibility of intakes. At a jail you get a lot of intakes (admissions) from arrests, etc. Depending on what the activity is in your area, the evening and night is pretty active. Day time you will deal with routine stuff like a clinic. Find out more details on that part. If it is a settled state prison (like they have gone to court already and serving their sentence) it is on a more regular schedule.

Is it a federal or state prison? I work at a federal prison. I started on night shift for about 3 years. It was a good intro to the correctional scene. I then worked second shift for 1 year but now am on day shift. If you have never worked corrections you will need to have an introduction slowly. It is a whole different world working corrections when you accustomed to working in a hospital or "free world" clinic.