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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed 
3Proclamation 5187, creating "National Correctional
Officers' 
4Week"; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Each year, the first full week in May is 
6recognized as National Correctional Officers and
Employees 
7Week, commemorating the contributions of correctional officers 
8and personnel who work in
jails, prisons, and community 
9corrections across the country; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers' Week provides a 
11platform allowing the community to
recognize correctional 
12officers, both past and present, for the critical and difficult 
13service they
provide to the communities they serve; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, The correctional system is intended to protect the 
15public by separating violent offenders
from the community, 
16deterring others from offending, and rehabilitating offenders 
17for reintegration into
the community upon release; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Preparing offenders for their return to their 
19communities is critical to protecting public
safety; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Working in correctional facilities is demanding 
 
 
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1as personnel must maintain a constant state
of heightened 
2vigilance and adhere to strict security protocols; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Corrections staff must perform their duties 
4within harsh physical environments and with the
threat of 
5repeated exposure to violent events; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
8recognize the first full week in May as being National 
9Correctional Officers' Week
to honor the efforts of 
10correctional officers across the State; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the Illinois Correctional Association                 as a symbol 
13of our respect and esteem.