SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 528
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the members of the Dallas County Sheriff's Department
on the occasion of National Correctional Officers and Employees
Week; and
WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week
is celebrated the first week of May to honor the contributions of
correctional officers and personnel at the local, state, and
national levels; and
WHEREAS, The Dallas County Sheriff's Department operates
the seventh-largest jail system in the United States; the jail
system includes five jail facilities and a state-of-the-art
centralized medical and mental health facility; and
WHEREAS, A force of 1,500 Dallas County detention officers
provides custodial care and supervision to approximately 6,000
inmates in the county with the support of some 200 clerks; each
month, these dedicated public servants process more than 1.7
million pages of documents, and more than 80,000 inmates are
booked each year; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Dallas County Sheriff's
Department have earned a reputation for diligence and high
standards, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for their
hard work and their commitment to excellence; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby commend the many committed professionals who
work to ensure the success of the Dallas County Sheriff's
Department and extend to them best wishes on the occasion of
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the department as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 9, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate