putting their life literally on the line every time they come to work and go behind that fence. You don't know if you're going to walk out at night or not and now they're asking us to do that for free or for an IOU. This job is already stressful enough without all of these added things we have no control over." While the correctional officers and other prison employees worked for free, the inmates continued receiving pay for their labor during the shutdown. The shutdown ended on October 17, 2013. Notable inmates See also List of U.S. federal prisons Federal Bureau of Prisons Incarceration in the United States References External links USP McCreary McCreary Prisons in Kentucky Buildings and structures in McCreary County, Kentucky