Illinois SR 726: IDOC/OAC-CORRECTIONS MEM'L

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SR0726LRB104 21521 LAW 36872 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The Memorial Wall for the fallen heroes of the 

3Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) was first unveiled 

4on May 10, 2001; and

5 WHEREAS, IDOC chose to place the Memorial Wall on the 

6grounds of the IDOC Training Academy in Springfield, which is 

7on leased land that the State of Illinois does not own; and

8 WHEREAS, IDOC is now in the process of vacating those 

9grounds; and

10 WHEREAS, Consequently, the area surrounding the Memorial 

11Wall is boarded up and strewn with broken glass, making it 

12completely unsuitable for public visitation; and

13 WHEREAS, IDOC's departure from these grounds requires a 

14reassessment of the location of the Memorial Wall; and

15 WHEREAS, Funds are available to contribute towards the 

16movement of the current Memorial Wall or the establishment of 

17a new Corrections Memorial through the contributions of 

18corrections employees to the Illinois Correctional Employees 

19Memorial Association; and

SR0726- 2 -LRB104 21521 LAW 36872 r

1 WHEREAS, The Illinois State Capitol grounds feature two 

2permanent memorial structures to Illinois' firefighters and 

3police officers who have lost their lives on the job; and

4 WHEREAS, Correctional officers have an average life 

5expectancy of only 59 years, with rates of suicide 39% higher 

6than the national working-age population and rates of 

7depression significantly higher than the national average; and

8 WHEREAS, Across all states and over more than two 

9centuries, Illinois has the third-highest number of 

10correctional officers who have lost their lives in the line of 

11duty; therefore, be it

12 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 

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