I work for a (literal) prison and am in a grueling week long training. It's mostly mind numbingly dull, peppered with moments of total bullshit.
We're in a class right now about Personal Accountability – which you would think would be really important and a great opportunity to help exercise and examine personal values while working in corrections.
Instead, we're getting a lecture about how we shouldn't be asking questions like “Why don't I have the equipment that I need?” and “Why are we so understaffed?”
Seriously. I was blown away. The answer to those questions is that department heads get a huge bonus when they stay under budget and because not only is this a potentially dangerous job but the company culture fucking sucks and is riddled with burnt out, morally and ethically bankrupt people and rampant sexism.
I can pick up as many extra shifts as they need me to, be the best employee coworker possible and it will do absolutely nothing to remedy those issues.
Totally fucking insane.
Edit:
I work for a correctional facility almost exclusively for sex offenders. I hope that even if the prison system is massively reformed that this population is still held responsible for the crimes they have committed and have an opportunity for rehabilitation.