,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #he  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1
 #bjae ,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,nelson7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,honoring the life and    
legacy of ,georgia ,jones-,ayers4       
,whereas ,georgia ,jones-,ayers was a   
lifelong resident and prominent         
community leader in ,south ,florida2    
,whereas effective relationships between
 communities and the police departments 
that serve those communities promote    
more effective policing and further the 
interests of justice2 ,whereas ,georgia 
,jones-,ayers worked tirelessly to      
promote dialogue and foster trust       
between the police and the community2   
,whereas career criminals prey on their 
communities1 destroy lives1 and waste   
their ,god-given potential2 ,whereas the
 prevention of recidivism1 especially by
 first-time offenders1 is an important  

goal of the criminal justice system1    
civil society1 and faith communities2   
,whereas ,georgia ,jones-,ayers founded 
and served as ,executive ,director of   
,alternative ,programs1 ,inc41 a        
nonprofit agency committed to preventing
 first-time offenders from reoffending2 
,whereas ,alternative ,programs1 ,inc41 
has helped hundreds of first-time       
offenders become productive members of  
society2 ,whereas ,georgia ,jones-,ayers
 retired in ,october #bjac1 after nearly
 #d decades leading ,alternative        
,programs2 ,whereas ,georgia            
,jones-,ayers engaged in many other     
efforts for the betterment of the       
community1 including cofounding the     
,daily ,bread ,food ,bank2 ,whereas     
,georgia ,jones-,ayers was honored by   
numerous organizations in ,florida1     
including the ,miami ,police ,department
 and the ,florida ,commission on ,human 
,relations2 ,whereas ,georgia           
,jones-,ayers was the loving mother of  
#f children1 grandmother of #i          

grandchildren1 and great-grandmother of 
#bj great-grandchildren2 and ,whereas   
,georgia ,jones-,ayers passed away on   
,february #ag1 #bjae1 at the age of #hf3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the      
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes and honors the
 life of ,georgia ,jones-,ayers2  7#b7  
recognizes-- 7,a7 the lifelong          
commitment of ,georgia ,jones-,ayers to 
bettering the lives of the people of    
,south ,florida2 and  7,b7 the landmark 
work of ,georgia ,jones-,ayers in       
steering troubled young people away from
 a life of crime2  7#c7 offers heartfelt
 condolences to the family1 friends1 and
 loved ones of ,georgia ,jones-,ayers2  
and  7#d7 in memory of ,georgia         
,jones-,ayers1 calls on the people of   
the ,united ,states to redouble their   
commitment to their neighbors and their 
communities4