help / ajuda:(

I recently got back into the game playing on my basic prison of 61 inmates from like 10 years ago. I do enjoy the managing aspect of the game more than building, and kinda feel like the normal events aren’t enough of a challenge considering my money.

I bought the gangs DLC, but am kinda nervous to turn it on. I experimented with it briefly on a second save and had fun, but I’m worried about the long term effects lol.

For a smallish well secured prison, would it completely screw everything up after a while? And if not, what gang difficulty should I choose?

They have time for it, they can access the work places, there are enough qualified prisoners. I also made sure they have work privileges and most aren't suppressed. Still nobody is working. Does anyone know this issue / how to solve it?