But what remains invisible—and too often unacknowledged—are the caregivers who actually keep prisons functioning: the incarcerated themselves. Jamesina E. Greene argues that incarcerated people often serve as hidden caregivers inside prisons, providing essential support like feeding, lifting, mentoring and comforting others without recognition or resources. Greene calls for policies that acknowledge and support this invisible labor, urging lawmakers to adopt standards that ensure dignity, healthcare and transparency in correctional facilities. States like Maryland should create peer caregiver training and certification programs, mandate real healthcare staffing and require transparency about who is actually providing care inside. It is time that our prisons actually serve as a place of authentic rehabilitation, not constant punishment and harsh conditions.