Corrections Officer Heroes

Dale Franquet Jr. credits his lifelong involvement with wrestling for keeping him alive when he was assaulted by a shank-wielding inmate

Randy Villalobos was riding his motorcycle home from work when a pickup truck turned in his path

Chief of Department Hazel Jennings was awarded the Frederick O'Reilly Hayes Prize for her leadership of the department's response to the pandemic

Daniel O'Beirne and Jordan Reed, two strangers with fire and EMS backgrounds, worked together to save a driver whose semi-truck struck a pole and burst into flames

The COs noticed a car veer off the highway and roll about six times while they were returning to Valley State Prison during a medical transport

Daniel O'Beirne was on his way to work when he noticed a tractor-trailer had struck a pole and burst into flames

The officer broke four of his ribs and suffered a minor concussion after leaping over a banister in an attempt to catch the suspect

Randy Rumler worked as a CO at the Gus Harrison Correctional Facility for more than two decades

Chris Stanek, 46, who works at South Woods State Prison, was taken from his home by ambulance on May 20 after falling ill

Sgt. Gilbert Polanco's wife struggled to maintain her composure, collapsing into her daughter's arms