First Regular Session
Sixty-first General Assembly
LLS NO. R97@0794.01 MTJ
STATE OF COLORADO
BY SENATOR Chlouber;
also REPRESENTATIVE Schwarz.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 97-27
CONCERNING DECLARATION OF THE WEEK OF MAY 4, 1997,
THROUGH MAY 10, 1997, TO BE CORRECTIONAL EMPLOYEES APPRECIATION
WEEK.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly recognizes the importance
of corrections in the criminal justice system and the magnitude
of the contributions made by correctional employees in the State
of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Correctional employees are the primary agents
for promoting health, welfare, security, and safety within correctional
facilities and in parole and community supervision programs; and
WHEREAS, Correctional employees directly interact
with convicted and adjudicated offenders and are the essential
catalysts of positive change in the correctional process; and
WHEREAS, Correctional employees help inmates and
parolees develop the skills necessary to become productive members
of society, a service that is sometimes dangerous and frustrating;
and
WHEREAS, Correctional employees risk their lives
daily to protect the citizens of Colorado from persons incarcerated
for committing crimes against society; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixtyfirst
General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives
concurring herein:
That the General Assembly of the State of Colorado
hereby declares the week of May 4, 1997, through May 10, 1997,
Correctional Employees Appreciation Week in Colorado, in recognition
of the efforts of correctional employees in the protection of
society and in respect for their professionalism, vigilance, and
courage in the line of duty, and that the General Assembly calls
upon Colorado's citizens to recognize and participate in the observance
of this worthy occasion.
Be It Further Resolved,
That a copy of this Resolution be sent to each correctional facility
and to each parole, community supervision, and administration
office of the Department of Corrections in the State of Colorado
and that the copy be placed in an appropriate location in each
facility or office.