I have few relatives that worked in prisons across the country, from pelican bay CA, to Rahway prison in NJ, Bertie in NC....to Infamous San Quentin. Ranging from mimimum security to medium to Max. It is all the same, the guards will basically let the inmates police themselves. Only stepping in when completely necessary in order to avoid writing reports when things get taken too far and stabbing/rapes happen or someone dies. For most of us....prison is a choice and it's a money making big industry. From phone payments to over inflated commissary items, it's all a racket. Still....it's a necessity to keep the out of control crazy ones locked up behind bars, it'd be easier and cheaper to just kill them all, but then again where else would the detention officers work and again....in the end, it's all about making money.