Political Quotes

“I rise today to honor correctional officers and employees of correctional facilities across this country. This past weekend, correctional officers came here to Washington to celebrate National Correctional Officers and Employees Week. Awards were presented to officers whose exceptional service merited special recognition and wreaths were laid in memory of fallen comrades who made the ultimate sacrifice while on duty. Corrections facilities are a critical component of our criminal justice system. We rely on correctional facilities to do just that, correct the errant behavior of certain members of our society. But a facility comprises more than just a building. It is also made up of correctional officers and other correctional personnel who are all highly trained to work in a challenging and often dangerous environment. I worked for many years as a psychologist at a maximum security prison in Ohio, and the respect that I gained from my coworkers during that time is enormous. Correctional officers are public servants. Most of the officers I know give back to their communities in countless ways.”