Behind Bars - Doing Press Time

No false moves are advised.

But once you pass through a door marked Silver State Industries, the unsettling world of prison life slips away, replaced by the pulsing energy of a print shop—an oasis of normalcy in a tight-security zone.

Here, in the middle of the Nevada State Prison in Carson City sits a 21-employee in-plant. Like in-plants everywhere, the shop has a collection of presses and bindery gear, and is run by a staff of busy, quality-conscious employees. But there's one major difference: this staff can't go home at day's end.