They will be assigned a job, and that's what they'll earn. Every prisoner must work, in the laundry, in the kitchen or somewhere else.
Their notoriety is going to play a factor in this as well. We have to take into account their safety in prison.
Michael died just after his one-year anniversary (in prison). He was in poor health and was actually transferred outside the hospital (to another facility) the day that he died.
You're going to be awakened. You're going to work a day, and then your evenings are your own personal time.
There was nothing that could have further delayed his release. They had to let him go.