This is in response to the press release by the New York Department of Correctional Services.

Does the Department of Correctional Services really seem fair? The only cuts are those that protect public safety. Shouldn't the Department of Correctional Services be forced to pool resources like administrators and legal services like other agencies are being forced to do?

If the state workforce is being scaled down, then why not the administrators that work for the department be scaled down?

If the population of the inmates is down so dramatically, then why do we no see reductions to the Building 2 population management positions: superintendents, deputy superintendents, inspector general positions, and volunteer services.

How about the inmate benefits to free health care, prescriptions for male breast enlargements, flat screen TVs, cable and satellite television and conjugal visits.

We should see equal cuts to all the above, but yet we do not. Now does that seem fair?

Vincent Blasio

Albany