I've been looking at full-time employment options since my business has been slowing to levels I'm not sure I'm comfortable enduring; however, about the only consistent option in my extremely rural and geographically-isolated community to secure employment that will provide a living wage within our capitalist society is the prison. I am morally opposed to our entire criminal justice system, from the ground up, so I don't see myself taking a position that would cause an internal moral conflict, such as a CO; however, I noticed a job a posting last night that may allow me to spread some humanity in a system that rarely sees any humanity.
The prison is looking for a librarian. It's not a position of enforcement, and it would give me a way to connect with incarcerated people and maybe give me an opportunity to help them enrich their lives whether they are bound to prison for life or they will be given an opportunity to be free again. I would be responsible for cataloging and maintaining information. Maybe that information that will help them gain their footing once they're paroled, maybe it will hep them discover the faith they need to get through their sentence, maybe that information will help them get their conviction overturned.
Is it possible to do work in this capacity AND take a check from a state prison morally?