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• NY CO dies 8 days after his house caught on fire

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  Joseph L. Dunn Jr., 60, was a safety officer with the state Department of Corrections since 1984

• Mich. CO lauded for saving toddler from Lake Superior

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  Al Huhta was working when a 1-year-old girl ran from her home and toward the water

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  Body-worn cameras provide an objective record that can discourage bad behavior, decrease the likelihood of frivolous grievances and make it easier to investigate when incidents do occur

• NJ correctional police officer who responded to 9/11 battling COVID-19

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  Chris Stanek has been fighting for his life since he was hospitalized nearly two months ago

• Calif. correctional officer dies in on-duty car crash

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  Richard Bianchi, 53, had been tasked with working at a hospital where an inmate was receiving care

• Falling tree strikes, kills retired Ill. correctional officer

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  Officials said no one was working on the tree; part of it sheared off and struck Jodi Housenga

• Wis. corrections officer recognized for helping save injured elderly man

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  Officer Sheng Lao was on her way home from work when she saw a man lying unconscious in his driveway

• Off-duty Calif. corrections officer thwarts carjacking

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  A man was arrested after allegedly trying to steal a corrections officer's vehicle following a car crash

• Former CO, 9/11 responder with COVID-19 released from hospital

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  Robert Marrero, a former New York corrections officer, 9/11 responder and cancer survivor, spent more than a month in the hospital battling COVID-19

• Community gathers to recognize efforts of Mich. corrections officers

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  "They are the first responders who do not get much credit," a retired state corrections officer said

• Fla. corrections officer killed in motorcycle crash

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  Stephen Goodson, 31, was driving his motorcycle when a van carrying multiple passengers turned into the path of his bike

• Calif. correctional officer helps save family from house fire

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  Jason Ellis was stopping at a grocery store on his way home from a night shift on April 21 when he noticed flames coming from a front porch across the street

• COs are on the frontline against COVID-19. Let's not forget these heroes

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  This is a video by officers from around the country, telling a story very few hear

• La. probation and parole agent killed in car crash

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  Agent Kaitlin Cowley, 30, was leaving a work assignment when her car left the roadway and struck a tree

• Del. corrections officer dies suddenly after overnight shift

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  DOC officials said Lamar Robinson-King died of a medical issue unrelated to COVID-19

• Okla. detention officer dies after suffering medical episode at jail

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  John Okafor was working at his assigned inmate pod at the Tulsa County jail when the incident occurred

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