Speaking of justice delayed

Speaking of justice delayed
EDITOR:
I just read your article written by Patricia Meade concerning Joseph Nazarini, the confessed murderer of Denise Nazarini, my cousin.
The article expresses concern over delayed justice clogging the court system, overcrowding the county jail at great taxpayers' expense and the contemptible if not pathetic claim by the defense attorney that justice will be done. In this case it is much more than that; justice delayed is justice denied to the victim's family.
It's unbelievable to my family that he has been sitting in that jail for over three years and they still have not started the process of putting him away for the rest of his life. We would prefer that he would meet the same end he perpetrated upon my cousin, but that is up to the jury and the court to decide.
You write about how they have spent 85,000 housing him in his cell. It is a shame that it is taking so long to bring this man to trial for the murder of my beautiful cousin. She was such a kind and loving person. She never harmed a soul in her life.
Your articles on this murder never mention my aunt, Denise's mother, who will be 89 years old on her next birthday, who up to near the time my cousin was killed had lived with them. My aunt has Alzheimer's and Denise agonized over having to put her in a place where she would be well cared for and not have to worry about her well being. Thank God she found such a place, because if my aunt had been living at the house at the time Mr. Nazarini killed my cousin, he most likely would have killed my aunt also.
I would love to be in that courtroom for the trial, but circumstances prevent me from being there. But let me stress this point: Our family will be anxiously waiting to see how this trial progresses and hopefully put my cousin's memory to rest with his conviction for this heinous crime.
SHEILA A. RICZKO
Lakeland, Fla.
A note to the commissioners
EDITOR:
Now that Issue 1 has passed and everyone is happy and patting themselves on the back because it passed by such a great margin, I hope the commissioners will remember to use some common sense in spending this money.
Just because it's available, don't create new jobs, refurbish your offices or give pay raises with the money. This issue is to keep the county in the black and keep the safety forces and jail personnel working. Stick to your budget and don't come back to the people in four or five years saying you need more money because you can't make it on the money you have to work with. It won't work a second time and you'll be crying instead of laughing the next time around.
The people put their trust in you to use your good judgment in spending this money for what it was meant for and nothing else. The people will be watching what you do.
MADELINE SHANKS
Poland