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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 932
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Dr. Lannette Linthicum, who has received the 2011 E. R. |
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Cass Correctional Achievement Award; and |
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WHEREAS, This prestigious award is presented by the |
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American Correctional Association and is named in honor of Edward |
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R. Cass, who dedicated more than 50 years of his life to improving |
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correctional practices and advancing the goals of the |
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association; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Linthicum is the director for health services |
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at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; she supervises the |
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medical care of 155,000 men and women housed in 112 facilities |
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across the state, and she is nationally recognized for the |
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compassionate care she has provided to Texas inmates over the |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Linthicum began her career with the |
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department in 1986 as the unit health authority for the |
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Huntsville Prison Facility; in 1988, she opened the Estelle Unit |
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Central Region Medical Facility, and she has held her current |
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position as director for health services for the department for |
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the last 13 years; she has shown a high degree of innovation and |
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professional accountability, and she has worked to provide |
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access to compassionate and skilled medical treatment for all |
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offenders; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Linthicum has strengthened quality and |
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ethical standards through the creation of a health care |
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ombudsman's office; she has further worked to advance |
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correctional health care on a national scale by developing |
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clinical practice guidelines and standards; and |
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WHEREAS, She is truly deserving of recognition for her |
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dedication and her many professional achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Lannette Linthicum on her |
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commitment to improving correctional health care and extend to |
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her congratulations on receiving the 2011 E. R. Cass Correctional |
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Achievement Award from the American Correctional Association; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Whitmire |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 6, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |