R 278

2019 -- S 0861 Enacted 05/08/2019

S E N A T 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: Senators Goodwin, McCaffrey, Ruggerio, Algiere, and de la Cruz

Date Introduced: May 08, 2019

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

correctional fields across the country; and

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

the "National Correctional Officers and Employees Week"; and

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

the week of May 5th through May 11th, 2019, 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 the 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 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 Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby celebrates May 5th through May 11th, 2019, 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 Patricia Coyne-Fague, Director, Rhode Island

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

Correctional Officers.

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