Correction officers need backing from the state

This is in response to an article written by Assemblyman Gary Finch in The Citizen on June 18, 2007. It was well written and addressed the concerns for the future of those securing our prisons throughout New York state. It speaks of the fact that if a correctional officer stays employed beyond their 25-year minimum, they receive the same retirement pay and benefits as if they had only stayed their actual 25 years of service. His point being, there is no incentive to stay beyond their retirement date.