R 238
2017 -- H 6207
Enacted 05/10/2017

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N
CELEBRATING MAY 7TH THROUGH MAY 13TH, 2017, AS "NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Mattiello, Shekarchi, Winfield, and O'Brien
Date Introduced: May 10, 2017

     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 7th through May 13th, 2017, 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 House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations hereby celebrates May 7th through May 13th, 2017, 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 Ashbel T. Wall, II, Director, Rhode Island
Department of Corrections, and Richard Ferruccio, President, Rhode Island Brotherhood of
Correctional Officers.
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