Who are the named prisoners in "Conviction"?

Solution 1:

In order of appearance:

Gerdes, I: Ian Gerdes has been a level designer for Blizzard since 2011. He also has an NPC named after him in Mists of Pandaria.

Sones, J: Jake Sones was a level designer for Blizzard from 2009-2012. He has also has an NPC named after him in Cataclysm.

Adams, D: David Adams has been a level designer for Blizzard since 2004. He also has an NPC named after him in Wrath of the Lich King.

I don't know what the phrases are about; probably in-jokes at Blizzard, if anything.

(special thanks to Qyratar for spotting Sones, J)

Solution 2:

Gerdes, I is a reference to Ian Gerdes who is a Level Designer at Blizzard.

He also appears in World of Warcraft and is in the credits for Mist of Pandaria.

He is rumored to be working on there next Blizzard project code name Titan.

I have tried finding some information on the quote, but so fare no luck more than one place.

Adams, D is a reference to David (Dave) Adams Lead Level Designer on Diablo 3.

He also worked on StarCraft: Ghost, World of Warcraft The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King and there is a character named after him(some think it is a reference to Grizzly Adams, but he looks more like David Adams).

I could not find any information on his quote either.