News & Events

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

The Ladies of Texas

If you’re in Texas, you already know Cathy, Eileen and Kelli. If you’ve been to PROJECT 2000, you know these ladies. For those that don’t, we would like to introduce you to Cathy Stokes, Eileen Kennedy and Kelli Forrester. All field representatives in the great state of Texas and some of the hardest workers you’ll […]

National Honor Guard Sergeant Michael Hire

The Correctional Peace Offiers foundation would like to congratulate Michael Hire on his promotion within the National Honor Guard Team as Sergeant.   Sgt. Michael Hire joined the National Honor Guard Team three years ago. He is from The Chillicothe Correctional Institution, the ONLY institution in Ohio that is a lifetime facility member of CPOF. […]

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 […]

Welcome New Honor Guard Team Members

The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation is very proud and honored to welcome Lora Hodges, Delois Richardson and David Edelman to the National Honor Guard Team.   While there was a lot of interest and more than qualified applicants to join the National Honor Guard, these three tested the highest across the board to earn their […]

North Carolina

North Carolina is often represented by our CPOF Field Representatives Laura Matthews and Scott Bauer, in addition to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Honor Guard Team.   Laura Matthews retired as a Chief Probation Parole Officer from the North Carolina Department of Correction in 2013. Shortly after, she became the Field Representative for […]

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Honor Guard Team

The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation has been incredibly fortunate to have Honor Guard Teams from across the nation and Canada join us at PROJECT 2000. In addition to seeing these teams at PROJECT 2000, we often see them through the year at other ceremonies and events.   We would like to share why Pennsylvania’s Honor […]

Lost Creek, Kentucky

When a Natural Disaster hits an area, restoring parks, playgrounds and other places of entertainment are often one of the last things thought of. On the overwhelming list of priorities for a community it isn’t always feasible to have time and resources put into rebuilding or recreating these places.   In July of 2022, Lost […]

Jim Brown Bench Dedication at Folsom State Prison

  One of the great passions of fallen Board Member Jim Brown was the preservation of history at Folsom State Prison. For over 20 years he served as the Operations Manager of the Big House Prison Museum on the grounds of Folsom State Prison. He and Robert Ebbitt (along with countless volunteers) served on the […]

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 […]

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