Bill Text: IL HR0361 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates July 3, 2017 and July 3, 2018 as Illinois Citizens Re-entry Day, to be observed in recognition of Congressman Danny K. Davis' work in helping to provide ex-offenders with a second chance and opportunity to re-enter society as productive citizens, and to encourage continuing support of such citizens as they re-enter their communities.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-25 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris [HR0361 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0361-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, America has more than 2,000,000 of its people in | ||||||
3 | prison, which is more than any other developed nation in the | ||||||
4 | world; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The vast majority (95%) of the men and women in | ||||||
6 | our prisons will eventually return to their communities; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Few of those who return to their communities are | ||||||
8 | prepared for their release, and often face barriers to reentry, | ||||||
9 | such as serious physical and mental health problems, no place | ||||||
10 | to stay, and lack of education or qualifications to hold a job; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, One-third of all correction departments provide | ||||||
13 | no services to released offenders, and most departments do not | ||||||
14 | offer a transitional program, placing a heavy burden on | ||||||
15 | families and communities; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Two-thirds of persons released will be rearrested | ||||||
17 | for new crimes within the first 3 years after their release; | ||||||
18 | and
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19 | WHEREAS, Congressman Danny K. Davis sponsored the Second | ||||||
20 | Chance Act of 2007 for the purposes of providing transitional |
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1 | assistance to ex-offenders in coping with the challenges of | ||||||
2 | re-entry, reducing recidivism, helping to reunite families and | ||||||
3 | protect communities, and enhancing public safety; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The Second Chance Act of 2007 was signed into law | ||||||
5 | on April 9, 2008; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Second Chance Act of 2007 provides grants to | ||||||
7 | state and local governments to promote the safe and successful | ||||||
8 | reintegration of offenders into the community upon their | ||||||
9 | release; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
11 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
12 | designate July 3, 2017 and July 3, 2018 as Illinois Citizens | ||||||
13 | Re-entry Day, to be observed in recognition of Congressman | ||||||
14 | Danny K. Davis' work in helping to provide ex-offenders with a | ||||||
15 | second chance and opportunity to re-enter society as productive | ||||||
16 | citizens, and to encourage continuing support of such citizens | ||||||
17 | as they re-enter their communities; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
20 | Representatives, the President of the Senate, and Congressman | ||||||
21 | Danny K. Davis.
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