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.
Paul Kendrick, 30, was sentenced for the 2018 beating death of Sgt. Mark Baserman and received two additional life terms for assaults on COs
Cummins Unit Sgt. Fredrick Coleman was “known for his strength, kindness, hard work and dedication to the agency and to his fellow officers,” Arkansas DOC said
Aaron O’Neal Shipman Jr., 25, “succumbed to a sudden illness” hours into his first day serving at the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office
A Texas sheriff’s department honors a fallen corrections officer each year
Those who knew the officer said he offered an “intoxicating smile” to everyone he met and never hesitated to lend a helping hand
The officer died from her injuries after being rear-ended by a car, sending her into oncoming traffic
Deputies Patrick Rohrer and Theresa King were shot and killed in June by an inmate during a transport from court back to jail
The bill, which would increase staffing at state prisons, would be named for fallen CO Joseph Gomm
A portion of I-94 in Jackson County will be renamed after COs Jack Budd and Josephine McCallum, slain in the line of duty in 1987
The chief medical examiner of Delaware says quicker medical attention likely would’ve saved a correctional officer slain during last year’s violent riot
Compton was convicted of capital murder Oct. 15 in the July 2016 slaying of CO Mari Johnson
Officer Mark Gaspich died of a fatal heart attack
A jury deliberated for less than three hours before reaching a guilty verdict in the death of female correctional officer Mari Johnson
CO Ronald “R.J.” Johnson was killed in a failed prison escape attempt in April 2011
This federal program provides death and educational benefits to individuals involved in crime and juvenile delinquency control or reduction
48-year-old Tawanna Marin was struck by a passing vehicle while she was monitoring a group of inmates
The sheriff’s office characterized 25-year-old CO James A. El-Shafey’s passing as a line-of-duty death
We thank you for your service and your sacrifice
It was a tumultuous year in corrections as prison riots threatened facility security, and correctional officers were seriously assaulted and murdered
Anthony Gangi looks back on a difficult year for the corrections profession and looks ahead to 2018
In this episode of Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi breaks down the perspective of frontline staff and management in the wake of a major incident
The DOC charged 16 of the inmates with first-degree murder, assault and kidnapping
Robert Pruett was given a lethal injection for the fatal attack on corrections officer Daniel Nagle
Fallen female COs had their service questioned when their senseless murders hit mainstream media
Cpl. Gibran Barclift, 39, joined the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office in 2002
The 24-year veteran CO is survived by his wife and child
Kristopher D. Moules died in the line of duty one year ago when he and an inmate fell through an elevator door during an altercation
The inmate who briefly stopped his fatal attack to clean his hand and chew gum from the dying CO’s pocket has been spared the death sentence
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
