among the challenges facing officials at kern valley state prison is the growing number of inmates with long-term sentences because typically this population is the most angry and the most violent. the staff knows the importance of keeping these men occupied. there are 1,300 inmates serving life sentences at kern valley. their crimes were often cold-blooded. i m here for aggravated mayhem, attempted murder, kidnapping, and great bodily injury. i m in here for the heat of passion. i caught my wife with somebody and killed her. for some of these inmates, the prospect of spending decades behind bars affects their ability to function. for others, a prison job can give them a sense of purpose. they work in the kitchen
among the challenges facing officials at kern valley state prison is the growing number of inmates with long-term sentences because typically this population is the most angry and the most violent. the staff knows the importance of keeping these men occupied. there are 1,300 inmates serving life sentences at kern valley. their crimes were often cold-blooded. i m here for aggravated mayhem, attempted murder, kidnapping, and great bodily injury. i m in here for the heat of passion. i caught my wife with somebody and killed her. for some of these inmates, the prospect of spending decades behind bars affects their ability to function. for others, a prison job can give them a sense of purpose. they work in the kitchen preparing and serving the food.
librarians usually. when i find them, i will run with them. i haven t found too many of them yet. parro must also deal with racial politics in his prison job as a housing clerk. i got a message you called over here. usually i come in in the morning, see who paroled, if there have been any roll-ups in the last 24 hours and beds open. i got 109 up, 242 up. those are open since yesterday. i kind of look at those and see who we have waiting and place them. it is a bit of a puzzle because we have to house according to their ethnicity, gang affiliation and medical needs. stefan had a job that afforded him a certain amount of information about the various inmates on the yard, so he really had to walk a tightrope between doing his job correctly and appeasing the various inmate groups on the yard, particularly
they ask me who i run with? i run with teachers and librarians usually. when i find them, i will run with them. i haven t found too many of them yet. parro must also deal with racial politics in his prison job as a housing clerk. i got a message you called over here. usually i come in in the morning, see who paroled, if there have been any roll-ups in the last 24 hours and beds open. i got 109 up, 242 up. those are open since yesterday. i kind of look at those and see who we have waiting and place them. it is a bit of a puzzle because we have to house according to their ethnicity, gang affiliation and medical needs. stefan had a job that afforded him a certain amount of information about the various inmates on the yard, so he really had to walk a tightrope between doing his job correctly and appeasing the various inmate
caliente. morgan also earned the respect of other inmates as well as compensation in the form of commissary goods by providing skilled services not often found in prison. among other things, he s a tailor. now stand up here on the chair. i ain t getting on my knees, honey. you got me twisted. i m not getting on my knees. you do it any other time. [ bleep ] none of the straight inmates were embarrassed to be seen with peaches. and that was also unusual in a general population setting. for a gay man in prison. it s like disney land. you just don t know what ride to get on. my family goes, are you ready to come home? i said yeah i m ready to come home i just haven t earned my mickey mouse ears yet. so a couple more years and i ve got my mickey mouse ears and i m out the door. uh-huh. and i m taking all the rides with me. i ll go ahead and fill out the paperwork and have you sign it. morgan also held a prison job as an inmate advocate. a sort of amateur lawyer for