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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING ROBERTA RICHMAN ON BEING INDUCTED INTO THE

CRIMINAL JUSTICE HALL OF FAME

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Crowley, Goodwin, Lynch, and Gallo

     Date Introduced: January 25, 2012

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, The Criminal Justice Hall of Fame was created by Attorney General Peter

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Kilmartin to recognize people who have made significant contributions to the state's criminal

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justice system. The inaugural class to be inducted in 2012 was selected by the newly formed

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Criminal Justice Hall of Fame Board of Trustees; and

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     WHEREAS, Ms. Richman is the Assistant Director of rehabilitative services and

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community corrections at the Adult Correctional Institution and has been named one of

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this year’s Hall of Fame inductees; and

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     WHEREAS, During her tenure as head warden, Ms. Richman is credited with making

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numerous reforms within the department. Inmate rehabilitation is one of the goals of

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incarceration and towards that end, Ms. Richman was instrumental in developing

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programs dealing with discharge planning, residential substance abuse treatment, parenting

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classes, and domestic and sexual violence abuse counseling; and 

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     WHEREAS, In addition, Ms. Richman has developed a student intern project program

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with four local colleges and established a community service placement project with a number of

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the state’s nonprofit organizations; and

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     WHEREAS, Perhaps Ms. Richman’s most notable accomplishment was the creation of a

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reentry program called “Women in Transition” which evolved into a nonprofit organization

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dedicated to assisting and advocating for women being released from the correctional institution;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Criminal rehabilitation has many positive benefits that can impact not only

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our state but also the lives of many inmates as well as their families. Ms. Richman’s forward

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thinking programs and dedication to her profession makes her eminently deserving of the honor

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and distinction of being inducted into the Criminal Justice Hall of Fame; now, therefore be it 

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby applauds and congratulates Roberta Richman on being a 2012 inductee into the Rhode

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Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame. We furthermore extend our gratitude for her many years of

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dedicated service to the people of the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

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

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Roberta Richman.

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