Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SJR50 Compare Versions

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5	5		By Senators Stewart, Albritton, Allen, Barfoot, Beasley, Bell,
6	6		Butler, Carnley, Chambliss, Chesteen, Coleman,
7	7		Coleman-Madison, Elliott, Figures, Givhan, Gudger, Hatcher,
8	8		Hovey, Jones, Kelley, Kitchens, Livingston, Melson, Orr,
9	9		Price, Roberts, Sessions, Shelnutt, Singleton, Smitherman,
10	10		Stutts, Waggoner, Weaver, Williams
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26	25		SJR___ RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SECOND CHANCE MONTH IN THE STATE
27	26		OF ALABAMA.
28	27		WHEREAS, every human is endowed with dignity and
29	28		value; and
30	29		WHEREAS, redemption is core to the American
31	30		experience and our nation's progress; and
32	31		WHEREAS, Alabama is a national leader in reentry
33	32		boasting programs like the Perry County PREP Center, where
34	33		formerly incarcerated individuals are offered job training,
35	34		substance use treatment, life skills, and educational
36	35		opportunities; and
37	36		WHEREAS, none of the more than 300 graduates of the
38	37		PREP Center have returned to prison, demonstrating the
39	38		program's success in preparing individuals for life after
40	39		incarceration; and
41	40		WHEREAS, being tough on crime also means being smart
42	41		on policies that stop the cycles of crime and incarceration,
43	42		including their effects on generational cycles; and
44	43		WHEREAS, individuals who have paid their debt to
45	44		society have earned the opportunity to rebuild their lives
46	45		and contribute to their communities; and
47	46		WHEREAS, supporting the reentry and reintegration of
48	47		formerly incarcerated individuals is in the best interest of
49	48		every Alabamians as it enhances public safety, strengthens
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79	78		every Alabamians as it enhances public safety, strengthens
80	79		communities, relieves taxpayer burdens and reunites
81	80		families; and
82	81		WHEREAS, every individual has the potential to
83	82		contribute positively to their communities and strengthen
84	83		our workforce, when given a second chance; now therefore,
85	84		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
86	85		HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we recognize April as Second
87	86		Chance Month in the State of Alabama, and we commend the
88	87		work of Reentry Alabama and its stakeholders, partners, and
89	88		dedicated members.
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103		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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105		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
106		-	SJR50
107		-	Senate 01-Apr-25
108		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
109		-	passed the Senate.
110		-	Patrick Harris,
111		-	Secretary.
112		-	House of Representatives
113		-	Passed: 08-Apr-25
114		-	By: Senator Stewart
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