Used to be that things like that, as well as donating blood and other "signs of civilized behavior" could earn you a reduction in your sentence. Nowadays, thanks to "truth in sentencing" and "no parole" laws there is not much the administration can give except thanks and maybe a few more minutes of basic cable TV (yet some contracts for cable even have automatic shutoff timers installed!). Also, most agencies wrote into policy decades ago that inmates get no special rewards. Smoke-free policies mean they can't get free cigarettes, and privitizing commisaries means no free goodies (for which they would have to pay the state sales tax if they did get anything).
Agree that treating everyone with basic dignity will more likely result in being treated fairly in return, as opposed to being a jackwagon with an authority complex who will get jumped if the chance arises. Yet I've seen a case where a CO collapsed and nobody tried to summon help for her. When questioned the response given was pretty much "What did she ever do for me?" (She had no enemies among the population and her reputation was no favoritism/by the book.)
My final comment - at 60:1 that dorm was seriously under-utilized!
stay safe.
