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SR0726
LRB104 21521 LAW 36872 r
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The Memorial Wall for the fallen heroes of the
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Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) was first unveiled
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on May 10, 2001; and

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WHEREAS, IDOC chose to place the Memorial Wall on the
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grounds of the IDOC Training Academy in Springfield, which is
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on leased land that the State of Illinois does not own; and

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WHEREAS, IDOC is now in the process of vacating those
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grounds; and

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WHEREAS, Consequently, the area surrounding the Memorial
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Wall is boarded up and strewn with broken glass, making it
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completely unsuitable for public visitation; and

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WHEREAS, IDOC's departure from these grounds requires a
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reassessment of the location of the Memorial Wall; and

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WHEREAS, Funds are available to contribute towards the
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movement of the current Memorial Wall or the establishment of
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a new Corrections Memorial through the contributions of
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corrections employees to the Illinois Correctional Employees
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Memorial Association; and

SR0726
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LRB104 21521 LAW 36872 r
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WHEREAS, The Illinois State Capitol grounds feature two
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permanent memorial structures to Illinois' firefighters and
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police officers who have lost their lives on the job; and

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WHEREAS, Correctional officers have an average life
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expectancy of only 59 years, with rates of suicide 39% higher
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than the national working-age population and rates of
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depression significantly higher than the national average; and

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WHEREAS, Across all states and over more than two
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centuries, Illinois has the third-highest number of
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correctional officers who have lost their lives in the line of
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duty; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois
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Department of Corrections and the Office of the Architect of
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the Capitol to establish a Corrections Fallen Heroes Memorial
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on the State Capitol grounds; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we recognize the inherent danger and risk
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that correctional employees confront daily while serving a
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critical public safety mission, and we affirm that the State's
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fallen heroes are deserving of a public memorial honoring the
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sacrifice they made.

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