<p>This manuscript examines perceptions of personal safety among incarcerated people and correctional staff from five state prisons across the United States. We examine facilitators and inhibitors of perceptions of safety and explore the impacts of facility-related characteristics (e.g., length of time in the facility), job-related characteristics (e.g., staff security/nonsecurity roles), and background characteristics (e.g., race and gender) on perceptions of safety. Results indicate that age is a consistent facilitator of perceptions of safety among both incarcerated people and staff, with older individuals reporting higher feelings of safety than younger individuals. The main inhibitor of perceptions of safety for both incarcerated people and staff was how long they had served in the facility – with those spending more time in the facility reporting feeling significantly less safe. Finally, results indicated that demographic characteristics, particularly race, can be both inhibitors and facilitators of perceptions of safety, but may operate differently among incarcerated persons and staff.</p>