Juvenile Corrections Officer Sean Rahina Wilson

Juvenile Corrections Officer Sean Rahina Wilson

Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Texas

End of Watch Sunday, June 28, 2020

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Sean Rahina Wilson

Juvenile Corrections Officer Sean Wilson died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among staff and juvenile offenders at the Giddings State School in Lee County, Texas.

Officer Wilson had served with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for six years. He is survived by his wife and son.


The Effects of COVID on Law Enforcement

Beginning in early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country began to contract COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic. Due to the nature of their job, law enforcement officers were required to work and interact with the community even as the majority of the country was self-quarantined. As a result, hundreds of officers died from COVID-related illnesses and other complications.

Corrections agencies, in particular, suffered tremendous losses due to the constant and close proximity between the corrections officers and large inmate populations. Since March 2020, ODMP has verified that over 900 law enforcement officers have died as the result of a confirmed or presumed exposure while on duty and continues to work with hundreds of other agencies that have suffered a COVID-related death.

Visit ODMP's COVID-19 memorial listing every officer who has died as a result of a confirmed or presumed exposure.

Bio

  • Age 43
  • Tour 6 years
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause COVID19
  • Incident Date Saturday, June 20, 2020

COVID-19, communicable disease

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