At a Kentucky prison, inmates and staff switch places during a “re-entry to society” role-playing game.

“I want to do the work that the guys do.”

“Amazing, isn’t it, that a movement can ripple so widely?”

I looked into her eyes and told her, “Promise me you won’t hurt yourself again.”

“I’ve seen more men masturbate than I can count.”

The 24/7 nature of corrections work can make it all-consuming.

An inmate remembers his bond with a prison employee who was more than just “one of them.”