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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING MAY 5TH THROUGH MAY 11TH, 2019, AS "NATIONAL

CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE

ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Vella-Wilkinson, Mattiello, Shekarchi, Morin, and
Filippi

     Date Introduced: May 07, 2019

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers Week was first proclaimed on May 5, 1984,

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by President Ronald Reagan when he signed Proclamation 5187 creating "National Correctional

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Officers Week" to recognize the men and women who work in jails, prisons, and community

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correctional fields across the country; and

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     WHEREAS, In 1996, The United States Congress officially changed this designation to

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the "National Correctional Officers and Employees Week"; and

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     WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week has been designated as

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the week of May 5th through May 11th, 2019, by the United States Department of Justice and the

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Federal Bureau of Prisons; and

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     WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week honors the work of

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correctional employees and correctional personnel for their service with honor, respect and

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integrity; and

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     WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week raises the awareness of

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the duties, hazards, and sacrifices made by correctional officers and employees; and

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     WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week in Rhode Island

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recognizes employees of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections and the members of the

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Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers for their role in safeguarding the citizens of

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the State by providing safe, secure, and humane incarceration of offenders within their custody;

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now, therefore be it

 

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby celebrates May 5th through May 11th, 2019, as "National

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Correctional Officers and Employees Week" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Patricia Coyne-Fague, Director, Rhode Island

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Department of Corrections, and Richard Ferruccio, President, Rhode Island Brotherhood of

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Correctional Officers.

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