Adolph Saenz is the author of Politics of a Prison Riot about the prison uprising that is considered to be the most violent prison riot in United States penal history by prison experts. He is a former U.S. Marine and U.S. Air Force Officer and a lifetime member of the VFW. He holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree from the University of New Mexico and is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.