Hence, Y2K may well be a very real problem and not just the latest hysteria. Several potential scenarios emerge. Suppose Y2K disrupts the distribution of prison personnel's payroll checks. The new ones have learned about it from the old ones.
Inmates are survivors in the strictest sense and they are remorseless.
Expect to see an increase in violence and escapes in the prisons of America within the next two years. I expect a major prison problem with the first hint that Y2K may have some validity. The inmates won't wait to the last minute as will many of the others in this country. Even if Y2K is a fizzle, perception is reality to most of these people. THEY will never tell us the whole truth about what is going on.