Quotes of the Day

The inmate yard at San Quentin State Prison in California.
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009

Open quoteWe didn't have the staff to quell it ... Our whole prison system is understaffed.Close quote

  • CHUCK ALEXANDER,
  • head of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, on the weekend prison riot that left 175 inmates injured
Photo: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS / EPA | Source: AP