California Prison Guards: the real danger

I've come to a place that's not dangerous because of the inmates, it's dangerous because of the guards. Don't get me wrong, ya do have some wacked people in here. But the people that are supposed to be overseeing ya safety are the ones putting your life in danger. If they don't like me they can put a knife in my cell. If they don't like me I can fall out and have a seizure in this cell. They'll provoke you in a way that they actually want you to put hands on them. These are the folks who are supposed to be overseeing me. It's just like the police on the street. Ain't nothing different.

- A California prisoner, November 2004