California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California
End of Watch: Sunday, August 17, 1980
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: August 17, 1980
Weapon Used: Edged weapon
Suspect Info: Deceased
Correctional Officer Albert Patch was stabbed to death at the California Medical Facility after being attacked by a prisoner who had just been stabbed himself.
A second inmate was charged with murder in connection with the deaths of both the inmate and Officer Patch.