Category: News

Julia Morlet – Scholarship Recipient

“My daughter Julia Morlet and I would like to thank CPOF and the Board of Directors for awarding my daughter Julia with the Dave Romay scholarship.  She is pursuing a degree in Accounting at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. Galo Morlet”

Cayla Hoobler – Scholarship Recipient

“Thank you for the scholarship of $750 that you awarded to me. It will certainly help when I pay my tuition in the fall for my upcoming graduate classes. I appreciate your help.  Thank you again. – Cayla Hoobler”

Ava Wilke Scholarship Recipient – PCI in Polk city Florida

  CPOF would like to congratulate Ava on being a recipient of a 2023 scholarship!  Please read below to see how Ava is doing:   “Hello, thank you so much for awarding Ava with the Dave Romay scholarship. We are super excited and very appreciative. Ava has moved to Gainesville , FL and has started […]

South Carolina Field Representative

The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation is proud to have several reps nationally that are available to assist correctional staff and their families in their time of need. Not only do field representatives work to increase membership, they are often the first to be there to help correctional staff in their time of need. They are […]

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, […]

American Correctional Association

This past week, CPOF had the honor of attending ACA’s 153rd Congress of Correction August 10-13, 2023 in Philadelphia, PA. This was a valuable time to not only learn more abot what ACA is doing for Corrections in various parts of the country, but to also share what CPOF is doing for Correctional Staff.   […]

CPOF’s National Honor Guard Team

The National Honor Guard Team is called upon to perform ceremonial duties at funerals and memorial services across the nation for our fallen Correctional Brothers and Sisters. The Team was first led by Commander Steve Dizmon in 2008. In the beginning, the team consisted of 8 members that wore the CPOF badge and uniform and […]

PROJECT 2000 XXXIV Memorial Service

CPOF’s annual memorial service, held at PROJECT 2000, took place on June 16, 2023. Our National Honor Guard team was joined by honor guard teams across the nation and Canada to pay honor and tribue to those correctional staff who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving the public.   The Soldiers Memorial Military Museum is a state-of-the-art museum facility in downtown St. Louis owned […]

Isabella Riccione – Scholarship Recipient

Our very own New York Field representative Patrick Gallaway presented Isabella Riccione with her CPOF Scholarship. Patrick (also a member of our National Honor Guard Team) had this to say about his interaction with Isabella: “Isabella was very appreciative and thanked for the scholarship.  She’s looking forward to her last year at this college  completing […]

Sharday Johnson – Scholarship Recipient

We want to extend a huge congratulations to Sharday Johnson on her scholarship and continued success in her education!   Dear Rachel Lee and CPOF Foundation Board of Directors, On behalf of me and my family, thank you so much for the scholarship award money.  I know that the CPOF does great things for those in […]