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This resolution designates November 1, 2025, as "State Correctional Institution Day" in Pennsylvania, with the primary aim of encouraging legislators to better understand the conditions within state prisons and improve accountability in the criminal justice system. The resolution highlights several key concerns, including the potentially violent and unhealthy conditions in prisons, the disconnect between legislators who make laws about incarceration and their limited direct experience with correctional institutions. By establishing this commemorative day, the resolution seeks to promote awareness and urge members of the House of Representatives to visit state correctional institutions at least twice a year, unannounced, to gain firsthand insight into the living conditions of incarcerated individuals, how state funding is used, and to listen directly to the needs of the prison population. The ultimate goal is to support more humane treatment and rehabilitation opportunities for those who are incarcerated.

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