Full Text of SR0178 103rd General Assembly
SR0178 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| | 2 | | WHEREAS, On March 31, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden | | 3 | | proclaimed April 2023 as Second Chance Month and called upon | | 4 | | all government officials, educators, volunteers, and all the | | 5 | | people of the United States to observe the month with | | 6 | | appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities; and
| | 7 | | WHEREAS, A criminal record can prevent individuals from | | 8 | | landing a steady job, a safe place to live, quality health | | 9 | | care, or the chance to go to back school; and
| | 10 | | WHEREAS, A criminal record can keep someone from ever | | 11 | | getting a loan to buy a home, start a business, or build a | | 12 | | future; and
| | 13 | | WHEREAS, A criminal record can bar an individual from | | 14 | | voting; and
| | 15 | | WHEREAS, Three-quarters of formerly incarcerated people | | 16 | | remain unemployed a year after their release, and joblessness | | 17 | | is a top predictor of recidivism; and
| | 18 | | WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of | | 19 | | Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office of | | 20 | | Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention are supporting |
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| | 1 | | Second Chance Month to help individuals, communities, and | | 2 | | agencies across the country recognize the importance of | | 3 | | reentry and their role in supporting safe and successful | | 4 | | reentry; therefore, be it
| | 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April of | | 7 | | 2023 as "Second Chance Month" in the State of Illinois.
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