Lincoln D. Chafee to speak at the

Correctional Officers ‘Memorial Ceremony” 

        In observation of National Correctional Officers Week, Lincoln D. Chafee, former U.S. Senator will be the guest speaker at the R.I. Brotherhood of Correctional Officers Memorial Ceremony to honor the Correctional Officers who have been killed in the line of duty.  This event will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 40 Howard Avenue, Cranston. 

Officers killed in the line of duty:

Correctional Officer, Alma Zavala Calipatria State Prison – California DOC     EOW:  March 15, 2008

Correctional Sergeant, Terry DeVore ArkansasValley Correctional Facility, Colorado DOC     EOW:  April 15, 2008

Correctional Officer, John Schwartz ArkansasValley Correctional Facility, Colorado DOC     EOW:  April 15, 2008

Correctional Sergeant, Barbara Shumate Texas Department of Criminal Justice Training Headquarters     EOW: June 13, 2008

Correctional Officer, Jose Rivera Federal Bureau of Prisons - Atwater, California     EOW:  June 20, 2008

Correctional Officer, Donna Fitzgerald Tomoka Correctional Institution, Florida DOC     EOW:  June 25, 2008

Correctional Officer, Douglas Falconer Arizona State Prison, Arizona DOC     EOW:  October 1, 2008

Correctional Officer, Rodney Kelley BullockCounty Correctional Facility, Alabama DOC     EOW:  October 3, 2008

Correctional Officer, James McVay      Rhode Island Department of Corrections     Date of Death:  April 19, 1930

Correctional Officer, Donald Price        Rhode Island Department of Corrections     Date of Death:  June 22, 1973