ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — It’s hard to find good help, especially for jobs that not many people want to do. Orange Beach will help fill the gap by using prison workers.
“The most important thing for us is giving way, mowing the lawn and picking up trash and cleaning ditches and canals and all those things that do public works,” says Orange Strand City Manager, Ken grimes
Laundry Services
Laundry services employ general laundry workers who may also perform clothing changes, mending, and other laundry-related tasks. The main tasks of the prisoners who are assigned to the laundry service work detail are collecting, washing, drying and returning the prisoners’ clothing. Like the commissioner, the few inmates assigned to this task force work long hours, but they are also well paid and have certain perks.
The complex is the central prison compound with walkways through which inmates travel to and from destinations such as the Recreation Department, Education Department, Religious Services, Commissioner’s Department, Public Service Psychology, and other areas of the prison. The complex job details typically include clerks (who are responsible for processing inmate payslips, safety notification sheets, checking out sanitary facilities, and other inmate clerk duties) and stretcher bearers (who are usually responsible for garbage collection and general sanitation of the venue) . . County departments also have specific job details depending on the time of year and the location of the prison. For example, a prison with a large bird population might use a pigeon sanitizing kit with scrub brushes and scouring residue left on sidewalks by birds. Another example is the snow team that clears the sidewalks of snow. Compound work details can also include a large number of “absent” jobs, where inmates do not report to work, or are simply required to sign their name on a registration sheet and then leave.
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