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Correctional Officer Phillip K. Curry | Indiana Department of Correction, Indiana
Indiana Department of Correction, Indiana

Correctional Officer

Phillip K. Curry

Indiana Department of Correction, Indiana

End of Watch: Tuesday, December 13, 1994

Biographical Info

Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: December 13, 1994
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Shank
Suspect Info: Not available

Correctional Officer Phillip Curry was stabbed to death on the third tier of D Cellhouse at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.

At about 5:00 pm, as prisoners were being returned to their cells after dinner, Correctional Officer Curry was stabbed in the neck and heart with a homemade, knife-like weapon. He died shortly after being transported to Memorial Hospital in Michigan City.

Correctional Officer Curry had served with the Indiana Department of Correction for 1½ years. He was survived by his three children, fiancée and mother.