I haven't heard back from the prison yet....BUT I do know that they called references two days after I interviewed and my friend (who had the position I was applying for) said they don't bother to contact references unless they plan to offer it to you.
Hiccup to that is I found out the new company coming in to take over offers state benefits and would keep me closer to home and I wouldn't have to pay for before school care. But we still don't even know how they'll go about hiring or how many of us they would hire.