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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING MAY 3 THROUGH MAY 9, 2026, AS "NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL

     OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Read, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, DeSimone, J. Brien,
Marszalkowski, Craven, Caldwell, and Hopkins

     Date Introduced: May 05, 2026

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

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

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

corrections across the country; and

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

"National Correctional Officers and Employees Week"; and

     WHEREAS, The week of May 3 through May 9, 2026 has been designated as National

Correctional Officers and Employees Week by the United States Department of Justice and the

Federal Bureau of Prisons; and

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

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

integrity; and

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

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

     WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week in Rhode Island

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

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

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

now, therefore be it

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

celebrates May 3 through May 9, 2026, as "National Correctional Officers and Employees Week"

in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

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

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Wayne T. Salisbury, Jr., Director, Rhode Island

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

Correctional Officers.

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