
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, March 25, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Corrections Officer Manuel Ariza Gonzalez, Jr.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, January 10, 2005
Cause: Stabbed
Corrections Officer Paul B. Beridon
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 11, 1997
Cause: Automobile crash
Corrections Officer Mylene G. Zalar
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 11, 1997
Cause: Automobile crash
Youth Counselor Ineasie Maxie Baker
California Department of the Youth Authority, CA
EOW: Friday, August 9, 1996
Cause: Assault
Corrections Officer Judith Ann Henkel
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Friday, February 3, 1995
Cause: Heart attack
Corrections Officer Lyle Herman
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1988
Cause: Assault
Group Supervisor Leslie Martin Macarro
California Department of the Youth Authority, CA
EOW: Friday, May 20, 1988
Cause: Struck by vehicle
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, June 8, 1985
Cause: Stabbed
Corrections Employee Charles Sickles
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 1, 1981
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Albert William Patch
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 17, 1980
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Victor A. Sam
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 21, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Richard Ochoa
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, April 26, 1976
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer Jerry Sanders
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Tuesday, November 27, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Jesus Sanchez
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Friday, October 6, 1972
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Employee Ronald L. Turner
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 16, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Leo G Davis
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 21, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Corrections Employee Kenneth E. Conant
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 19, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Robert J. McCarthy
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 4, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer William C. Shull
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, July 23, 1970
Cause: Stabbed
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Friday, January 16, 1970
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee James Wieden
California Department of the Youth Authority, CA
EOW: Sunday, December 5, 1965
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee Ralph Canning
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Friday, April 23, 1965
Cause: Stabbed
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1963
Cause: Stabbed
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 30, 1960
Cause: Drowned
Correctional Officer Vern Adolph Mackin
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, January 14, 1952
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Charles Wiget
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, January 14, 1952
Cause: Stabbed
Officer Raymond La Forest Messer
California Department of the Youth Authority, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 11, 1951
Cause: Stabbed
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1938
Cause: Assault
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Friday, September 24, 1937
Cause: Stabbed
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Sunday, September 19, 1937
Cause: Stabbed
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Sunday, May 13, 1934
Cause: Explosion
Prison Guard Charles Bartholemew Gillies
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 24, 1927
Cause: Heart attack
Prison Guard Ray Tyree Singleton
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 24, 1927
Cause: Stabbed
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 20, 1925
Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Friday, October 16, 1914
Cause: Stabbed
Officer William Leopold Cotter
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, July 27, 1903
Cause: Stabbed
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, March 25, 2013
Cause: Automobile crash
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 40
- Assault 6
- Automobile crash 3
- Drowned 1
- Explosion 1
- Gunfire 5
- Gunfire (Accidental) 1
- Heart attack 2
- Stabbed 20
- Struck by vehicle 1
By Month
- January 5
- February 2
- March 2
- April 3
- May 3
- June 3
- July 3
- August 8
- September 5
- October 2
- November 3
- December 1
By Gender
- Male 37
- Female 3
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Automobile crash 1
Component Agencies
Divisions or absorbed agencies.