Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
The Line-of-Duty Death (LODD) section is dedicated to honoring correctional officers who have tragically lost their lives while serving. This directory provides articles and resources on LODD incidents, support for the families and colleagues affected, and strategies for preventing future tragedies. Understanding the impact of LODD is essential for fostering a culture of safety and respect within correctional facilities. For related content, explore our section on Officer Safety.
Robert Boom, a 13-year NYDOC correction officer, collapsed on duty. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.
“He was the best man I will ever know. And I hope to be just like him,” Theo James Elliott wrote about his father, N.C. Department of Adult Correction Investigator William “Alden” Elliott
Some of the officers who rushed to the Charlotte neighborhood to rescue the first wave of downed officers were wounded as a second shooter began firing on them
A witness saw the men escape in a dark green Honda
Our need to help should never supersede the overall safety and well-being of both the response team and the facility
It’s important to refresh yourself on training basics — it may just save your life
Those convicted of killing a corrections or police officer will be sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole
The deputy was fatally wounded last Monday when an inmate returning from court grabbed a gun and shot him
Enoch Hall was sentenced to die for beating, strangling and stabbing CO Donna Fitzgerald
The jail inmate gunned down two bailiffs during an escape attempt
We must never forget the law enforcement professionals who work behind the wall and sacrifice their lives in their service to the public
Veteran CO was transported to a hospital before he passed away on Sunday
The Police Service of Northern Ireland identified the man as Adrian Ismay, 52
Adam S. Conrad collided in a van with a semi
The CO’s name will live on in the ‘Eric Williams Correctional OFficer Protection Act of 2015'
An on-duty Livingston County correctional officer described as a “dedicated professional” died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday night
Timothy Davison, 47, was escorting Billy Joel Tracy, 37, back to his cell when the inmate beat Davison to death
Timothy Davison, 47, had been with the agency since December
Were riding on a motorcycle when a trailer came loose from a pickup in an oncoming lane and struck them
A corrections officer riding on a motorcycle was killed after being struck by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver
On the 36th anniversary of the riot at the Pontiac Correctional Center, the Livingston County War Museum unveiled a tribute to the three corrections officers who lost their lives in the disturbance
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol dismissed a claim in the lawsuit filed against the South Dakota Department of Corrections
Officer Michael Crain from the Riverside Police Department and Sgt. Gilbert Cortez from the CDCR were added to the Safe in His Arms monument
A ceremony in Springfield, Ill. honored the men and women who died in the line of duty during their service to state corrections
Lynette Johnson alleges that lackadaisical behavior by state prison officials enabled Rodney Berget and Eric Robert to kill her husband, Ronald Johnson, during a failed escape attempt in April 2011
“He has left a gaping hole in the heart of the PBA,” said union president John Rivera. “He was not only a loyal friend but a mentor as well.”
Similar feelings expressed by other victim’s widow
Samuel L. Clark was driving westbound when he ran off the road, hit a culvert and went airborne
Family and friends gathered at the Columbia County Corrections Institution to honor Stg. Ruben Thomas
State’s dignitaries gathered at the Fallen Officers Memorial at Territorial Prison to commemorate Tom Clements
CO Jeffrey M. Worth was off duty and out walking his dog when the accident happened
COs Noel Reyes-Mendez and Jesus Antonio Felix were killed when their pickup rolled
Judge said DNA evidence would not have changed a jury’s 2002 decision to convict him of killing a CO