I have always assumed that the very worst job you could have in America is being a prison guard in a state that has no death penalty. A convict doing life in prison can attack and/or kill you with impunity, because he has absolutely nothing to lose.
That’s very true. I worked in uniform in NY’s prison system for 25 years. Retired in 2003. Although the death penalty was reinstated by legislation in ‘95 (Gov. Pataki), it was eventually overturned in the courts.