my name is lisa henson and i am a correctional officer. this has been my job for 20 years. i do goes unnoticed. it's a dangerous job but it's also a very important job. we assist and provide inmates with services so they can go back into society to be productive. we have a simple mantra about the work we do fair firm and -- the public -- in enforcement and makes their staff and the public. i always try to conduct myself as a professional. i try to think of each inmate as a person as a human being who deserves decent treatment and dignity. some come from broken homes. some of them don't come from homes at all. they raise themselves. that's why i don't look at the crimes they commit. it helps me to look at them as individuals. helps me to provide the services i need to provide. i am here at the raising wages summit because wages are too low. people want a way up and away out. people won't -- will provide for their family members if they can. if they can't our communities fall apart. that is how we give young people growing up in broken homes raising themselves. it's a cycle t

my name is lisa henson. i am a correctional officer. a sergeant. this has been my job for 20 years. the job i do goes unnoticed. it is a dangerous job. but it is also a very important job. we assist and provide inmates to go back into society and be productive. we have a simple mantra about the work we do -- fair, firm and impartial. the public depends on workers like me to make sure the correctional rules are enforced for the inmate, the staff, and the public. i always try to conduct myself as a professional. i try to think of each inmate as a person, as a human being who deserves decent treatment and dignity. some of these inmates come from broken homes, some don't come from homes at all and have raised themselves. that is why i don't look at the crimes they commit. it helps me to look at them as an individual. it helps me to provide the services i need to provide. i am here at the raising wages summit because wages are too low. people want a way out. people want to provide for their family members if they can. people will provide if they can. if they can't, our communities fall a