Virginia Department of Corrections

Virginia Department of Corrections, VA

Virginia Department of Corrections

Guard Dabney Slayden

Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA

EOW: Friday, December 4, 1970

Cause: Gunfire

Guard Forest Benton

Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA

EOW: Friday, April 12, 1912

Cause: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 18

  • Assault 4
  • Automobile crash 1
  • Fall 2
  • Gunfire 6
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
  • Stabbed 2
  • Struck by train 1
  • Struck by vehicle 1

By Month

  • January 3
  • February 2
  • March 2
  • April 1
  • June 2
  • July 2
  • September 2
  • November 1
  • December 3

By Gender

  • Male 18
  • Female 0