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03 HR 92/AP
House Resolution 92 (AS PASSED
HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representative Bridges of the 7th
By: Representative Bridges of the 7th
A RESOLUTION
Compensating Ms. Mavis Blackstock; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, Ms. Mavis Blackstock, a resident of Cleveland, Georgia, was employed in 2001 as a mental health counselor for the Department of Corrections at the Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, on August 29, 2001, while providing counseling services to an inmate, Ms. Blackstock was severely physically assaulted by such inmate; and
WHEREAS, as a result of such physical assault, Ms. Blackstock incurred ongoing physical and emotional injuries and trauma; and
WHEREAS, such losses occurred through no fault or negligence whatsoever on the part of Ms. Blackstock, and it is only fitting and proper that she be compensated for her losses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the Department of Corrections is authorized and directed to pay the sum of $150,000.00, to be paid over a period of three years, to Ms. Mavis Blackstock as compensation as provided above. Said sum shall be paid from funds appropriated to or available to said Department of Corrections and shall be in full and complete satisfaction of all claims against the state arising out of said occurrence.
WHEREAS, Ms. Mavis Blackstock, a resident of Cleveland, Georgia, was employed in 2001 as a mental health counselor for the Department of Corrections at the Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, on August 29, 2001, while providing counseling services to an inmate, Ms. Blackstock was severely physically assaulted by such inmate; and
WHEREAS, as a result of such physical assault, Ms. Blackstock incurred ongoing physical and emotional injuries and trauma; and
WHEREAS, such losses occurred through no fault or negligence whatsoever on the part of Ms. Blackstock, and it is only fitting and proper that she be compensated for her losses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the Department of Corrections is authorized and directed to pay the sum of $150,000.00, to be paid over a period of three years, to Ms. Mavis Blackstock as compensation as provided above. Said sum shall be paid from funds appropriated to or available to said Department of Corrections and shall be in full and complete satisfaction of all claims against the state arising out of said occurrence.