Pros
Clue is in the name: public service. Read the cons, might be eye-opening for some people. An ugly game of charades.
Cons
Staff behaviour exacerbates the prisoners behaviour. If you're promiscuous, you'll fit in well, management seeks opposite gender attention and you'll progress within less than a year. Bullying, discrimination, threats and abusive behaviour is the standard presiding over morals, security and mental health. I have seen many foreign nationals leaving shortly due to xenophobic innuendos and racial abuse. Grievance system doesn't work on paper, it only works verbally and complaints are processed differently, depending "who" is in the wrong. Old staff is protected regaldless what they do, while new staff gets dragged over the coals. Management is purely incompetent,oblivious, careless, you name it. There's no work -life balance, shift pattern is unbelievably inconsistent, hours change daily to suit certain staff. Blame culture is their ethos, they live by it, don't expect fair treatment, equal salary or anything else. Old staff is the problem here, they manipulate and corrupt other members of staff and management, hey have hidden agendas and make a living out of seeing who's out of the door first. Atmosphere is tense, walking on egg shells and looking over your shoulder happens every minute, everyone is feeding on drama and will highlight everything you do, you could never do anything right, backstabbing goes hand in hand with harassment from staff, management covers it up. Duty of care doesn't exist.