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WHEREAS, correctional officers are trained law enforcement professionals dedicated to maintaining safe correctional facilities and ensuring the public safety, and WHEREAS, correctional facilities across the U.S., both civilian and military, public and private, adult and juvenile, are run by highly qualified and experienced individuals with a deep understanding of the challenges within the profession, and WHEREAS, correctional officers and employees are responsible for the custody, care and rehabilitation of thousands of offenders every year, as well as the maintenance of safe and secure facilities, and WHEREAS, correctional officers and employees are resourceful, capable, committed, patient and persistent professionals in criminal justice and our nation, and WHEREAS, correctional officers and employees serve admirably in many different capacities, including jail administrators, wardens, chaplains, nurses, supervisors, social workers, teachers, managers and directors, and WHEREAS, correctional officers and employees teach, train, mentor, counsel and treat thousands of offenders, and WHEREAS, correctional officers and employees provide offenders with direction, hope and a new focus while assisting with reentry and life outside corrections, and WHEREAS, correctional officers and employees rise to meet any challenge and serve this honorable profession nobly and admirably, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that I Donnell Boyden, Chair of the Cortland County Legislature on behalf of the Legislature, do hereby proclaim the May 7 – 13, 2017 as: CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS & EMPLOYEES WEEK IN CORTLAND COUNTY and proudly state that correctional officers and employees deserve the recognition for their service and should be commended by leaders in the profession, the public and our elected officials for the tremendous job they do and exceptional performance of duties under the most difficult of circumstances. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of May, 2017. Donnell Boyden, Chair Cortland County Legislature