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For Immediate
Release
6/16/06
CONTACT:
Senate Republican Communications
(717) 787-6725
Robbins Resolution Designates June as
"Corrections Officers & Employees Month"
HARRISBURG -- The
Pennsylvania Senate this week adopted a Resolution sponsored by Senator Bob
Robbins (R-50) honoring "the backbone of the State Correctional system,"
corrections officers and employees.
Senate
Resolution 304 designates June 2006 as "Corrections Officers and Employees
Month" in Pennsylvania.
"Corrections
officers and employees place themselves in danger every day as they patrol the
toughest precincts in this Commonwealth," Robbins said. "They are charged with
the care, custody and control of our state prisoner population, making them the
first element in the rehabilitation of incarcerated persons."
"TV dramas
would have you believe that our correctional facilities are places of non-stop
violence, where officers are just as dangerous as the most violent inmate. The
truth is that they are dedicated public servants -- and they deserve better,"
said Robbins.
Robbins also
pointed out that corrections officers and employees are actively involved in
their communities through volunteer service and civic participation.
"These are
difficult jobs, and corrections officers and employees should be proud of their
contributions to Pennsylvania," said Robbins. "By adopting this resolution,
we're saying that these good deeds do not go unnoticed."
Robbins noted
that the State Regional Correctional Facility at Mercer and SCI Cambridge
Springs are located in the 50th Senatorial District. Meanwhile, many residents
of the 50th Senatorial District work at SCI Albion, located in Erie.
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