prison guards with high morale than ones with low morale from being overworked. So it is not a question of sympathy for the guards - you get what you pay for.

throughout the last 16 months of protest here, and they've all been nice, normal people who are working a difficult job to earn a living. I remember one man telling me over a year ago that their warden had warned them of the pending law changes, and that they should be prepared for a tough time. Many inmates had been working hard for years to earn early release, and were about to find out that that option would be taken away from them. I know of at least two wardens who refused to allow the DOA to bring the National Guard through the prisons - back when Walker was threatening to have the NG take over. The wardens feared that there would be rioting if the inmates thought that the NG would be in charge.

People have to take on extra assignments, they have to work more mandatory overtime, they are under more stress, morale is lower, they call in sick more often. Which in turn makes the staff shortages worse. No brainer for anybody who has managed people.