S0861

	2019 -- S 0861
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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	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
	Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration
1	WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers Week was first proclaimed on May 5, 1984,
2	by President Ronald Reagan when he signed Proclamation 5187 creating "National Correctional
3	Officers Week" to recognize the men and women who work in jails, prisons, and community
4	correctional fields across the country; and
5	WHEREAS, In 1996, The United States Congress officially changed this designation to
6	the "National Correctional Officers and Employees Week"; and
7	WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week has been designated as
8	the week of May 5th through May 11th, 2019, by the United States Department of Justice and the
9	Federal Bureau of Prisons; and
10	WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week honors the work of
11	correctional employees and correctional personnel for their service with honor, respect and
12	integrity; and
13	WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week raises the awareness of
14	the duties, hazards, and sacrifices made by correctional officers and employees; and
15	WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week in Rhode Island
16	recognizes employees of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections and the members of the
17	Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers for their role in safeguarding the citizens of
18	the State by providing safe, secure, and humane incarceration of offenders within their custody;
19	now, therefore be it

1	RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
2	hereby celebrates May 5th through May 11th, 2019, as "National Correctional Officers and
3	Employees Week" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further
4	RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to
5	transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Patricia Coyne-Fague, Director, Rhode Island
6	Department of Corrections, and Richard Ferruccio, President, Rhode Island Brotherhood of
7	Correctional Officers.
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