Behind Bars - Doing Press Time

"You've got to always remember that there's a 'fence', per se. You're on one side and they're on the other side," remarks Supervisor Jim Padgett, the shop's only civilian employee. "And you still have to maintain a working atmosphere."

Such is the dilemma of prison in-plant managers. Theirs is a world where simple tasks like giving an employee a screwdriver must be strictly regulated; where a skilled worker can be transferred without notice; where many employees have no prior work experience. Despite all this, managers have to carry on.