NEED FOR PRISONS

WOODRIDGE - I agree with the entire March 22 editorial "America, land
of prisons" until the conclusion is reached: "More prisons are not the
answer. We have enough."

Granted, education, job opportunities and drug treatment are long-term
answers for dealing with crime in our society. But until such time
that programs are developed to deal with these issues on a large
enough scale to make a difference, additional prison cells are the
only available answer.

It's been said that millions of bars will be installed over windows
over the next decade. I, for one, would rather have those bars over
prison windows than over the windows in my home.

Tom VeZain