Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Lt. Rodney Osborne was at the academy’s tactical firing range when he was fatally shot, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said
The inmate is accused of attacking Sgt. Mark Baserman, 60, in a housing unit’s day room at SCI-Somerset on Feb. 15, 2018
The suspect fatally shot Court Civil Process Server Drexel Mack; as officers approached to help Mack, one was shot and wounded while Officer Cody Allen was fatally shot
Scott Riner had arrived about 40 minutes early for work when he was gunned down and left to die beside his parked truck
Lawrence Prather, 43, began his career with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections in 2017
The money, intended to hire new federal COs and retain current ones, could “save someone’s life or save them from serious injury”
Attackers in armored vehicles stormed the state prison on the US-Mexico border allowing at least 24 inmates to escape
CO Robert Wilkerson served Caroline County Department of Corrections since 2007
Family, co-workers and friends remember Riner for his sense of humor, generosity and dedication to mentoring inmates
The 22-year-old man was charged in the murder of Scott Riner, a Gwinnett County correctional officer
Deputy Daniel Kin had worked with the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office for just over a year
Riner was shot and killed in the Gwinnett County Comprehensive Correctional Complex parking lot 40 minutes before his shift Tuesday morning
Scott Riner, 59, was shot outside the complex by a suspect who is still at large
Sgt. Mark Baserman, 60, died of blunt force trauma less than two weeks after he was assaulted by an inmate
Alexis Hein-Nutz was a week shy from celebrating her 25th birthday; the suspect had a falsified green card and SS card
Kaitlyn Ritnour had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Correctional Institutions Division for five months
Officer Rickey Cooper had served the Easterling Correctional Facility for nearly 15 years
Alan Jay Hershberger was attacked by inmate Gregory Thompson from behind with a homemade weapon
The suspect was changing out of civilian clothes when he shot 21-year-old Officer Jeremiah Story
The 37-year-old suspect had just been arrested by deputies
Jose Rivera lost his life in the line of duty at the age of 22, when he was murdered by two inmates in 2008
Prosecutors portrayed Ricky Dubose as a cunning and calculated killer, one who deserved the ultimate punishment
A jury convicted Ricky Dubose after deliberating for about 90 minutes
Ricky Dubose could be executed if convicted in the fatal shooting of Sgts. Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue
Daniel Sincavage was traveling from one area of the correctional facility to another section of the facility when the crash occurred
Sgt. Arthur Basher died last month while on post at the county jail
Sgt. Joshua Caudell’s K-9 team was helping deputies search for the suspect when he was shot
The sergeant was part of a K-9 team searching for a suspect, police said
Lt. Steve Taylor died on Thursday in what the department describes as a line-of-duty death
Corrections workers “need to be safe so they can do their jobs,” said Sara McFarland
Officer Albert “Chub” Wheat, 50, a father of three, died unexpectedly on Feb. 4
Officer Helen Mae Smith collapsed while on duty last week
Corrections Officer Melissa France’s death was due to “complications from a work-related illness,” the sheriff’s office said
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