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Project 2000 – XXXIV
The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation will be hosting PROJECT 2000 XXXIV in St. Louis, Missouri From June 15 – June 18, 2023. The annual memorial service honoring Correctional Staff who lost their lives in the Line of Duty will take place Friday, June 16, 2023. Attendees are limited to 500 for this event, be sure […]
Legacy Friday: Jim Brown—The Keeper of Folsom’s Story
Legacy Friday honors the leaders who carried the vision of CPOF’s Founding Five forward. This week, we remember James “Jim” Brown—a retired Correctional Lieutenant, historian, author, museum leader, mentor, and CPOF National Director and Treasurer who devoted more than half a century to the correctional profession and preserving its history. Every correctional institution holds stories […]
Legacy Friday: Don Dease—Leading with Love and Serving Through Action
Legacy Friday has honored the leaders who carried the vision of CPOF’s Founding Five forward. As we prepare to recognize the members of the Foundation’s current Board of Directors, we first honor the man who uniquely connects those chapters of CPOF history: Donald “Don” Dease—a distinguished correctional leader, devoted CPOF representative, former Secretary and Vice […]
Legacy Friday: Ed Barcliff—The Kind of Leader Who Never Met a Stranger
With the conclusion of our Founding Five series, Legacy Friday begins a new chapter—honoring the leaders who carried the founders’ vision forward. We begin with Edgar “Ed” Winfield Barcliff Jr., a trailblazing Correction Officer, longtime National Director and Vice Chairman whose warmth, leadership and more than three decades of service helped shape the CPOF family. […]
Retirement Ends the Shift—Not the Connection
For correctional professionals, retirement marks the end of a career defined by service, sacrifice, and commitment. But retiring from the job does not mean leaving behind the correctional family—or the Foundation that has stood beside you throughout your career. The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation allows retired corrections professionals to maintain their active membership. By continuing […]
Founder Friday: Don Novey—He Refused to Let the Lesson Be Lost
As we conclude our Founding Five series, we honor Don Novey—a second-generation Correctional Officer, Army veteran, transformative labor leader and founding Director whose determination helped make corrections safer, stronger and more respected while ensuring that families affected by tragedy would never stand alone. Don Novey never treated an assault, injury or line-of-duty death as something […]
Founder Friday: Glenn Mueller—The Chairman Who Carried the Vision Forward
As we continue our Founding Five series, we honor Glenn A. Mueller—a United States Marine, Correctional Officer, respected Warden and longtime Chairman whose strength, compassion and unmistakable presence helped guide the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation for nearly four decades. There are people whose presence can fill a room before they say a word. Glenn Mueller […]
Founder Friday: Jay Lawrence “Larry” Corby—Building a Legacy With His Own Hands
As we continue our Founding Five series, we honor Jay Lawrence “Larry” Corby—a decorated United States Marine, Correctional Captain, writer, historian and founding Director whose vision, voice and hands-on service helped shape nearly every part of the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation. Some people leave behind a list of accomplishments. Others leave behind an organization that […]
Founder Friday: Salvador “Sal” Osuna—He Rolled Up His Sleeves and Helped
As we continue our Founding Five series, we honor Salvador “Sal” Osuna—a man whose tireless fundraising, generous spirit and determination helped turn CPOF’s earliest vision into lasting support for correctional families nationwide. Today, that legacy continues through his grandson, Anthony. Some people serve an organization through the position they hold. Others serve through the work […]
Founder Friday: Richard “Dick” Waldo—A Steady Hand Behind CPOF’s Beginning
As we begin our Founding Five series, we honor Richard “Dick” Waldo, whose steady leadership, careful stewardship and more than three decades of service helped transform a shared vision into the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation we know today. Every organization has a beginning—a moment when an idea is entrusted to a small group of people […]
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