COVID-19: Corrections deaths
Tracking the coronavirus-related deaths of U.S. corrections officers and personnel
As we near the end of 2020, it's important to take a moment to remember all of the correctional officers and staff members we have lost to COVID-19 complications.
Below, is a compilation of the reports, by state, of U.S. corrections personnel who have died of coronavirus-related complications. For cities with multiple diagnoses, the links are ordered chronologically, with the top being the most recent.
It is our intent to maintain an accurate and up-to-date directory. If we have not included an officer, first please accept our apology and condolences. Second, please send us their name and a link to a news report, department press release or obituary so we can include them and link to additional information.
Lastly, with a COVID-19 vaccine now being distributed across the United States, correctional facilities are looking ahead to vaccinating staff members and incarcerated individuals – with the hope of reducing COVID-related infections and deaths. In the following year, we remain committed to reporting the latest news, as well as providing expert opinion on this ever-evolving situation.
Note: These deaths have not been confirmed as line-of-duty deaths. Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder shared an update from the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits program as to how COVID-19 deaths will be classified.
alabama
Wetumpka — Ala. prison employee dies from COVID-19
ARIZONA
Avondale — Ariz. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Eloy — Ariz. senior correctional officer dies from COVID-19
CALIFORNIA
San Quentin — San Quentin prison sergeant dies from COVID-19
Chowchilla — Calif. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Chowchilla — Veteran Calif. CO dies from COVID-19
Delano — Calif. correctional officer dies after contracting COVID-19
Los Angeles — LAPD detention officer dies from COVID-19
Riverside County — 2nd Calif. prison employee dies from COVID-19
Riverside County — Calif. correctional officer dies from COVID-19
FLORIDA
Okaloosa County — Fla. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Lake Butler — A 'golden-hearted young man': Another Fla. CO dies from COVID-19
Seminole County — Fla. correctional officer loses battle with COVID-19
Lake Butler — 3rd. Fla. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Gainesville — Another Fla. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Malone — Fla. CO, his wife die from COVID-19 one hour apart
Miami-Dade County — Miami-Dade corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Tavares — Fla. detention deputy dies after battle with COVID-19
GEORGIA
Atlanta — Atlanta federal prison employee dies from COVID-19
ILLINOIS
Cook County — 3rd CO at Chicago jail dies after being diagnosed with COVID-19
Cook County — CO at Chicago jail dies from COVID-19; 2nd CO's death under investigation
INDIANA
Indianapolis — Ind. correctional officer dies from COVID-19
Sullivan County — Ind. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
IOWA
Clarinda — Iowa correctional officer dies after coronavirus diagnosis
Mitchellville — 1st Iowa correctional officer dies from COVID-19
KANSAS
Topeka — Kan. correctional facility employee dies from COVID-19 complications
Lansing — Kan. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
LOUISANA
Baton Rouge — La. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Monroe — 2 COs at La. ICE jail die after contracting COVID-19
Gretna — Veteran La. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Avoyelles Parish — La. prison warden dies from COVID-19
Baton Rouge — La. prison staff member dies from COVID-19
MARYLAND
Baltimore — Md. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
MICHIGAN
Adrian — Veteran Mich. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Detroit — Mich. DOC officer dies of COVID-19
Missouri
Greene County — Mo. sheriff's office mourns loss of detention officer who died from COVID-19
NEW JERSEY
Hudson County — 2nd NJ county correctional police officer dies from COVID-19
Burlington County — 3rd NJ correctional police officer dies from COVID-19
Middlesex County — 2nd NJ correctional police officer dies from COVID-19
Hudson County — NJ correctional police officer dies from COVID-19
NEW YORK
New York City — NYC correctional officer dies from COVID-19
New York City — Rikers Island corrections officer dies from COVID-19
New York City — NYC corrections officer dies from COVID-19
New York City — NYC corrections investigator dies of coronavirus
North carolina
Butner — NC correctional officer dies from COVID-19
Durham — NC senior detention officer dies after battling COVID-19
OHIO
Youngstown — Local corrections officer passes away after battle with COVID-19
Cleveland — 2 Ohio corrections officers die after testing positive for COVID-19
Cleveland — Veteran Ohio CO dies after contracting COVID-19
Columbus — 5th Ohio corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Mt. Sterling — Ohio CO dies from COVID-19 complications
Galena — Nurse becomes 3rd Ohio prison employee to die from COVID-19
Orient — Nurse at Ohio prison dies from COVID-19
Columbus — Ohio corrections officer dies from COVID-19
PENNSYLVANIA
Glen Mills — Veteran Pa. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
RHODE ISLAND
Cranston — RI correctional officer dies from COVID-19 complications
SOUTH carolina
Columbia — SC correctional officer dies after testing positive for COVID-19
TEXAS
Brownwood — Texas corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Huntsville — COVID-19 claims the life of another Texas prison corrections officer
Collin County — Texas corrections officer dies after contracting COVID-19
Huntsville — Veteran Texas prison corrections officer dies of COVID-19
Williamson County — Texas corrections officer dies after COVID-19 battle
Tarrant County — Texas county sheriff's corporal dies from COVID-19
Dickinson — Texas correctional officer dies from COVID-19
Edinburg — Texas prison chaplain dies from COVID-19
Jefferson County — Texas correctional officer dies after battling COVID-19
Jasper County — 24-year veteran Texas CO dies from COVID-19
Huntsville — Longtime Texas CO dies after contracting COVID-19
Huntsville — Texas corrections officer dies from COVID-19 complications
El Paso — Longtime Texas jail employee dies from COVID-19
Huntsville — Another Texas correctional officer dies from COVID-19
Lubbock — Veteran Texas corrections officer dies from COVID-19
La Villa — Texas detention officer dies from COVID-19
Hutchins — Texas correctional officer dies from COVID-19 complications
Huntsville — 2 Texas correctional officers die from COVID-19
San Antonio — Texas detention deputy dies after testing positive for COVID-19
Abilene — Texas corrections officer dies from COVID-19
New Boston — Texas correctional officer dies from COVID-19
Amarillo — Texas CO dies from COVID-19 complications
WASHINGTON, D.C.
D.C. — DC corrections officer dies from COVID-19
WASHINGTON
Aberdeen — 2nd Wash. CO dies from COVID-19 as prisons begin vaccine rollout
Yakima — Wash. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
Olympia — 1st Wash. corrections officer dies from COVID-19
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston — Veteran W.Va. corrections officer dies from COVID-19