News & Events

Read about the latest in the CPOF community, as well as events being celebrated by us and our partner organizations.

Dr. Lane Murray Unit, TX

Correctional Officer V Cassie Diserns of Dr. Lane Murray Unit in Texas was assisted by CPOF to help with travel and medical expenses.  Her 24 year old daughter, Ashlee, was recently diagnosed with 2 tumors on her brain. Ashlee still lives at home with Officer Diserns. She will be driving her daughter to Dallas for […]

Jack T. Rutledge State Prison, GA

Correctional Officer Eddie Davis, Correctional Officer Carlton Cherry, Correctional Officer Wayne Griglen, and Sergeant Tommie Goggins were killed in an automobile crash while returning from an Emergency Response Team training class. As they were driving on I-75, six miles south of Tifton, a tractor-trailer forced them off of the road and directly into the path […]

CPOF Weekly Email – February 16, 2024

    The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation would like to remember the following Correctional Staff who died in the line of duty. You are forever remembered. Our Fallen Officer Database Correctional Staff that have died in the line of duty can be found in our Fallen Officer Database. You can search by officer, date or […]

Warden Darrin Myers – Georgia

  Warden Darrin Myers was an asset to the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation and those who worked with him. Shortly after becoming a Correctional Officer, Myers became a member of CPOF. Through his career he continued to be a supporter of CPOF and of assisting his officers across the state of Georgia.   Warden Myers […]

A thank you from Executive Director Bryan Collier

Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Department, Mississippi

On February 21, 1997, Jefferson Davis County deputies J.P. Rutland and Tommy Bourne were transporting a male inmate to begin a 40-year prison sentence.   They were also transporting a female inmate on this trip. About 20 minutes into the ride, while travelling 55 miles per hour the male inmate pulled a hidden handgun from between […]

CPOF Weekly Email – February 9, 2024

    The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation would like to remember the following Correctional Staff who died in the line of duty. You are forever remembered. Our Fallen Officer Database Correctional Staff that have died in the line of duty can be found in our Fallen Officer Database. You can search by officer, date or […]

“Taking Care of Our Own” in New York

Meet Correctional Officer Mark Miller. Officer Miller was first introduced to CPOF when his 16 year old daughter, Ysabella, had a tumor on her kidney that had to be removed in 2018. The Miller family had never heard of CPOF prior to this event. CPOF is incredibly fortunate to have contacts at multiple facilities throughout […]

Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi – EOW June 25, 2020

We want to thank Lt. Jon Sieberg from High Desert State Prison (HDSP) for providing this update on fallen officer Richard Bianchi.   High Desert State Prison (HDSP) staff honored fallen Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi during National Police Week in Washington, D.C. Escorting Bianchi’s family to the National Peace Officers Memorial Service were: Associate Warden […]

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kin – EOW: December 15, 2022

  Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kin was transporting an inmate in a Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office Transport Van, when they were struck on the driver side door by a truck that failed to yield at an intersection.   Deputy Kin suffered major injuries and was flown via med-flight to the hospital where he succumbed to his […]

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