Category: Line of Duty Death
Safe Travels to our National Honor Guard Team
We wish the Correctional Peace Officers National Honor Guard Team safe travels as they attend the services of Fallen Correctional Officer Jovian Motley. The 27-year-old officer lost his life in the line of duty on November 13, 2023, while serving at the Wainwright Unit in Houston County, Texas. Motley joined the agency in October […]
Sergeant Joe Allen Gamble Jr.
Sergeant Joe Gamble was killed after being stabbed by an inmate at the Oklahoma State Reformatory, low maximum-security prison. As officers began locking down the prison for a head count, the suspect began to attack Officer William Callaway in a common area of the prison, stabbing him 16 times in the back of […]
Correctional Officer I Robert Clark
Correctional Officer I Robert Clark died after being assaulted by an inmate with a homemade weapon at the Smith State Prison in Georgia. He was escorting two prisoners from the dining hall when he was attacked him from behind with a homemade weapon. One of the prisoners attempted to stop the attack but was […]
Community Parole Officer Christine Guerin-Sandoval
Community Parole Officer Christine Guerin-Sandoval and two other parole officers were attempting to locate and arrest a parolee when he was located at a convience store, parked in his car. As the officers approached him, he intentionally put his car into reverse and drove into the officers. Medical aid was rendered but Officer Guerin-Sandoval […]
The Attica Riots
1971 was a tumultuous time for corrections in this nation. The end of August brought the Deadliest Day in San Quentin History and September brought the Attica Prison Riot. The Attica prison riot began on the morning on Thursday, September 9, 1971. 1,281 of the inmates housed at Attica took control of the […]
The Deadliest Day in San Quentin’s History
Before the beginning of CPOF, jails and prisons across the United States experienced one of the deadliest years in it’s history. On August 21, 1971, San Quentin Prison, expereinced the deadliest day in it’s history. The prison lost three officers that day, Sergeant Jere Graham, 39; Officer Frank DeLeon, 44 and Officer Paul Krasenes, […]
Services for Deputy John Durm
Be sure to check out this great video from Ron Shelnutt Productions covering the services of Deputy John Durm.
Deputy John Durm – EOW – July 10, 2023
July 10, 2023 started as any other day for Deputy John Durm and his family. He reported to work as a deputy with Marion County Sheriff Department (MCSD), just had he had done for the past 38 years. On July 10, his life was ended at the hands of an inmate […]
Mike Keel – IDOC
On Monday, April 10th, maintenance foreman, Mike Keel was attacked by an inmate. After 29 years of service to the Indiana Department of Corrections, an inmate struck Keel with a steel pipe. Even after dedicating 29 years, Keel continued to give back by donating his organs to those in need. On Thursday, April 20, 2023, […]
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