Illinois Department of Corrections
Correctional Sergeant Andrew John Faught
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Monday, April 8, 2024
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Tracy E. Cooper
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Cause: Assault
Senior Parole Agent Ellane E. Aimiuwu
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 2010
Cause: Automobile crash
Correction Counselor Kevin P. McGuire
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Correctional Officer Lawrence A. "Frank" Kush, Jr.
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Sunday, July 2, 1989
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee Suon "Sonny" Troeung
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Thursday, October 27, 1988
Cause: Assault
Superintendent Robert L. Taylor
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 1987
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee Henry B. Washington
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Friday, August 1, 1986
Cause: Assault
Assistant Warden Virdeen Willis, Jr.
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Sunday, June 30, 1985
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Cecil H. Harbison
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Friday, November 30, 1984
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Frieda Belle King
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Tuesday, February 8, 1983
Cause: Stabbed
Corrections Employee Joseph J. Cushman
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Sunday, October 24, 1982
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer Robert J. Conkle
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Stanley E. Cole
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause: Stabbed
Lieutenant William Nelson Thomas
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause: Stabbed
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Monday, January 10, 1977
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer James P. Zeiger
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Thursday, January 11, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Corrections Employee Robert Jefferson
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 1, 1971
Cause: Stabbed
Corrections Employee Rufus C. Campbell
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, April 18, 1970
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee Leonard Tatro
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Friday, January 19, 1968
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer William E. McCasling
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Friday, November 10, 1967
Cause: Assault
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Tuesday, November 23, 1965
Cause: Stabbed
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Tuesday, November 23, 1965
Cause: Assault
Correctional Officer George L. Wilson
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Tuesday, November 23, 1965
Cause: Assault
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1944
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Tuesday, October 24, 1933
Cause: Automobile crash
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Wednesday, May 5, 1926
Cause: Stabbed
Guard John Sullivan "Sol" Jones
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1922
Cause: Assault
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Thursday, December 9, 1920
Cause: Assault
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Sunday, September 7, 1919
Cause: Gunfire
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, June 14, 1913
Cause: Hypothermia
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 8, 1864
Cause: Assault
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 32
- Assault 13
- Automobile crash 3
- Gunfire 2
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Hypothermia 1
- Stabbed 11
- Vehicular assault 1
By Month
- January 3
- February 2
- April 3
- May 2
- June 3
- July 4
- August 1
- September 3
- October 3
- November 6
- December 2
By Gender
- Male 31
- Female 1