Table 2.

Care Provided by Inmate Peers

Assisting with bathing, shaving, applying deodorant, and filing nails Assisting with changing adult diapers and linens Cleaning up blood and body fluids, as well as general cleaning of cells Assisting with meals Programming radio or TV Transporting/escorting Filling out commissary requests, transporting purchases, putting them away, and protecting belongings Protecting from predatory abuse Listening to their peers (patients) and acting as intermediaries with officers and nursing/medical staff Talking with, spending time, and being willing to do good Preparing for family visits Protecting privacy and confidentiality Reporting changes to nursing/medical staff Reading and writing letters Praying with dying inmate and holding their hand Keeping dying inmate comfortable at the end and sitting vigil Providing post-mortem care