List Of Fallen Canadian Correctional Workers
This is a list of correctional workers in Canada who have died or been killed while in the performance of their duties.
| Name | Work Location | Date of Death | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guard Henry (or Harry) Traill | Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario | July 7, 1870 | First post-confederation peace officer to be killed in the line of duty. Struck in the head during an escape. |
| Guard John Rutledge | Toronto Central Prison, Toronto, Ontario | c.1888 | |
| Instructor David Cunningham | Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario | December 5, 1890 | Killed during prison renovations. |
| Deputy Warden Richard H. Stedman | Alberta Penitentiary, Edmonton, Alberta | April 15, 1909 | Killed by an inmate with an axe in the prison carpentry shop. |
| Guard John Henry Joynson | British Columbia Penitentiary, New Westminster, British Columbia | October 12, 1912 | Shot during an escape. |
| Carpenter John (Jack) Leybourne | Ontario Reformatory, Guelph, Ontario | August 28, 1912 | |
| Guard Robert E. Coxford | Renfrew County Gaol, Pembroke, Ontario | November 29, 1914 | |
| Guard Anton Martinsen Fladeby | Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba | May 11, 1919 | Stabbed by a disgruntled inmate. See story below. |
| Head Turnkey Arthur Awty | Wentworth County Gaol, Hamilton, Ontario | November 29, 1919 | |
| Guard Joseph Purcell | Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario | September 29, 1919 | Trampled by a team of runaway horses. |
| Assistant Superintendent Norman J. Agnew | Ontario Reformatory, Guelph, Ontario | October 27, 1921 | |
| Matron Margaret Mick | Toronto Municipal Jail Farm For Women (Langstaff Jail Farm), Richmond Hill, Ontario | May 25, 1925 | First female peace officer killed in the line of duty. See story below. |
| Guard Stanley Blythe | Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | August 19, 1925 | Fell from an upper tier. |
| Guard John Williams | Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba | June 25, 1926 | Killed in an explosion during excavations in the prison yard. |
| Guard Malcolm Earl Jenkin | Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario | August 28, 1926 | Hit in the head with a crowbar during an escape. |
| Quarry Instructor Gabriel Childs | Collins Bay Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario | February 23, 1933 | Succumbed to injuries sustained from an explosion while supervising inmates. |
| Guard John J. McCormick | Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario | July 13, 1936 | Stabbed to death by an inmate. |
| Guard Kearwood "Kip" White | Huron County Gaol, Goderich, Ontario | December 25, 1941 | Struck on the head with a hammer by an escaping inmate. |
| Robert H. Canning | Toronto 'Don' Jail, Toronto, Ontario | June 10, 1944 | Beaten and strangled by inmates during an escape. See story below. |
| Guard John D. Kennedy | Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario | April 26, 1948 | Shot during an escape. |
| William F. Trant | Ministry of the Attorney General, Corrections, British Columbia | 1956 | |
| Correctional Officer Ira Sefton Smith | Burwash Industrial Farm, Burwash, Ontario (Sudbury, Ontario) | January 16, 1959 | |
| Correctional Officer Charles Oxby | Burwash Industrial Farm, Burwash, Ontario (Sudbury, Ontario) | January 7, 1960 | |
| Guard William C. Wentworth | Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario | November 24, 1961 | Stabbed by an inmate. |
| Guard Joseph E. (or Raymond J.) Tellier | St. Vincent De Paul Penitentiary, Laval, Quebec | May 2, 1963 | Stabbed by inmates during a hostage-taking. |
| Guard Edwin J. Masterton | Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorchester, New Brunswick | September 23, 1964 | Stabbed by an inmate. |
| Correctional Officer Howard Scott | Orangeville Jail, Orangeville, Ontario | March 9, 1973 | |
| Instructor Stanley Green | Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba | July 22, 1974 | Killed by an inmate. |
| Instructor Georges Louis Nadeau | Cowansville Institution, Cowansville, Quebec | April 8, 1975 | Killed with a hammer by an inmate. |
| Correctional Officer Roy W. Eddy | Pacific Regional Psychiatric Centre, Abbotsford, British Columbia | June 6, 1975 | Heart attack while struggling with an inmate. |
| Joseph A.P. Gosselin | Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec | June 27, 1975 | Shot by inmate. |
| Classification Officer Mary Steinhauser | British Columbia Penitentiary, New Westminster, British Columbia | June 11, 1975 | Accidentally shot by rescuers during a hostage-taking. |
| Correctional Officer Douglas "Stik" White | Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre, London, Ontario | May 23, 1978 | |
| Senior Correctional Officer Francis A.G. Eustace | Collins Bay Institution, Kingston, Ontario | November 26, 1978 | Stabbed by an inmate. |
| Food Services Officer Joseph D.P. Maurice | Collins Bay Institution, Kingston, Ontario | November 26, 1978 | Stabbed by an inmate. |
| Warden Michel Roy | Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec | February 7, 1978 | Shot in his driveway. |
| Guard Paul Guy Fournier | St. Vincent De Paul Penitentiary, Laval, Quebec | July 11, 1978 | Shot by inmates during a hostage-taking. |
| Correctional Officer William A. Morrison | Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorchester, New Brunswick | October 10, 1980 | Died in an explosion as rescuers were clearing a blockade during a hostage-taking. |
| Senior Correctional Officer David Van Den Abeele | Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec | July 25, 1982 | Killed during a riot. |
| Correctional Officer Denis Rivard | Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec | July 25, 1982 | Killed during a riot. |
| Senior Correctional Officer Leandre Leblanc | Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec | July 25, 1982 | Killed during a riot. |
| Correctional Officer Joseph A. Serge Delorme | Archambault Penitentiary, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec | April 22, 1983 | Stabbed by an inmate. |
| Correctional Officer Joseph Wendl | Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba | July 13, 1984 | Stabbed by inmates. |
| Correctional Officer Rudy "Vern" Friesen | Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba | July 13, 1984 | Stabbed by inmates. |
| Alvin A. Frank | Regina Correctional Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan | 1987 | |
| Correctional Officer Daniel Lennon | Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, Ottawa, Ontario | February 25, 1991 | |
| Correctional Officer John Weszner Jr. | Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre, London, Ontario | December 9, 1991 | |
| Bill M. Kennedy | Ministry of the Solicitor General & Correctional Services, British Columbia | 1993 | |
| Correctional Officer Arnold H. Harrison | Springhill Institution, Springhill, Nova Scotia | January 28, 1997 | Killed in a traffic accident while transporting inmates. |
| Correctional Officer Diane Lavigne | Direction générale des services correctionnels, Quebec | June 26, 1997 | Shot by members of Hells Angels. See story below. |
| Correctional Officer Pierre Rondeau | Direction générale des services correctionnels, Quebec | September 8, 1997 | Shot by members of Hells Angels. See story below. |
| Senior Project Officer Daniel T. A. Rowan | Correctional Service Canada International Relations Division - Overseas | November 12, 1999 | Killed in a plane crash while representing Correctional Services Canada in Kosovo. |
| Operational Manager Alex Finkle | Brantford Jail, Brantford, Ontario | August 26, 2000 | |
| Parole Officer Louise Pargeter | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | October 6, 2004 | Stabbed by a parolee. |
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