Indiana Department of Correction
Maintenance Foreman Michael Robert Keel
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Cause: Assault
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 2021
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Shawn Allan Burnell
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Sunday, October 18, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Correctional Officer Timothy A. Betts
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Sunday, August 26, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Correctional Officer Phillip K. Curry
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1994
Cause: Stabbed
Corrections Employee Harold Edward Rice
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 1976
Cause: Assault
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Sunday, May 8, 1921
Cause: Assault
Custody Officer Virgil L. Orem
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1919
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee Ora D. Ambrose
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Saturday, October 18, 1913
Cause: Automobile crash
Corrections Employee William T. Spears
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Saturday, October 18, 1913
Cause: Automobile crash
Custody Officer Hiram B. McWilliams
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Wednesday, November 22, 1911
Cause: Assault
Custody Officer George Chamberlain
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Monday, May 11, 1874
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 12
- Assault 5
- Automobile crash 2
- COVID19 1
- Gunfire 1
- Heart attack 1
- Stabbed 2
By Month
- January 1
- February 1
- April 1
- May 2
- August 1
- October 3
- November 1
- December 2
By Gender
- Male 12
- Female 0
