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February 20, 2007
Letter to the Editor by Tony Papa on NY Prisons In the NY Times
The New York Times
February 18, 2007 Sunday
Spitzer's Prison Fight
To the Editor:
''A Battle Over Prisons'' (editorial, Feb. 12):
We need a smart political leader like Gov. Eliot Spitzer to correct the waste of scarce tax dollars spent on maintaining half-empty institutions.
These prisons have become cash cows for the correction officers' union and political leaders in rural upstate communities that house these facilities.
Governor Spitzer is clearly looking at the economic waste generated by the archaic prison-industrial complex. His efforts to substitute a smarter economic approach should be applauded and given time to bear fruit.
Governor Spitzer's policy will lead to a better functioning criminal justice system that will be more cost-efficient for the people of New York.
Anthony Papa
New York, Feb. 12, 2007
Posted by lois at February 20, 2007 02:21 PM